Watertight Expansion Joints and Construction Sealants by EMSEAL

Selection Guide: Exterior Vertical Wall

Exterior vertical wall expansion joints feature watertight, fire rated, sound blocking precompressed foam sealants.

NOTE: Products are listed in order of preference and frequency of use for addressing most vertical-plane wall expansion joints. If not sure of which system to use, Consult Emseal.

Wall Expansion Joint: SEISMIC COLORSEAL watertight high-movement precompressed wall expansion joint

Description

  • Primary Seal
  • R-Value
  • Sound Attenuation
  • 26 colors

Details

1/2″  to  10″
(12 – 250mm)

100% Movement (+50%/-50%)

1-hour fire rated wall expansion joint

Description

  • Watertight and fire rated
  • 1-Hour, built-in fire-rating (UL 2079)
  • Seals both sides of joint
  • Many industry standard colors

Details

1/2″  to  6″
(12 – 150mm)

100% Movement (+50%/-50%)

Fire Rated Wall Expansion Joint - Emshield WFR2

Description

  • Watertight and fire rated
  • 2-Hour, built-in fire-rating (UL 2079)
  • Seals both sides of joint
  • Many industry colors

Details

1/2″  to  6″
(12 – 150mm)

100% Movement (+50%/-50%)

Fire rated wall movement joint - Emshield WFR3 Expansion Joint 3-hour Fire-Rated Wall from EMSEAL

Description

  • Watertight and fire rated
  • 3-Hour, Built-In Fire-Rating (UL 2079)
  • For concrete, concrete block or gypsum walls
  • Many industry standard colors

Details

1/2″ to 6″
(12 – 150mm)

50% Movement (+25%/-25%)

Colorseal-on-a-Reel Building Joint Sealant from EMSEAL

Description

  • Primary seal in paintable STPE or silicone
  • Smooth convex surface
  • Low cost
  • Rapid install alternative to caulk & backer rod

 

Details

1/2″ to 1 1/4″
(12 – 30mm)

80% Movement (+30%/ -50%)

Curtainwall expansion joint: EMSEAL SEISMIC COLORSEAL DS Double Sided Watertight Curtain Wall expansion joint seal

Description

  • Single installation seals both sides of joint
  • Ideal for curtainwall, precast
  • Customized to depth of substrate

Details

1/2″  to  10″
(12 – 250mm)

100% Movement (+50%/-50%)

Joint Sealant: EMSEAL Backerseal secondary sealant to field-applied liquid sealant for smaller joints in building walls

Description

  • Secondary Seal to Field Applied Liquid Sealant

Details

1/4″  to  1 1/4″
(6 – 30mm)

50% Movement (+25/-25%)

SafeReseal Retrofit Concrete and EIFS Joint Sealing System by Sika Emseal

Description

  • Retrofit joint sealant for EIFS, precast, concrete, and virtually any substrate
  • Safe and rapid installation without the requirement for grinding
  • Smooth convex surface
  • Paintable and coatable

Details

1/2″ to 1 1/4″
(12 – 30mm)

100% movement (+/- 50%)

Use in Joint Range:
3/8” – 1-1/2”
(10 – 40mm)

Pick Resistant fire rated expansion joint Securityseal SSW2 from EMSEAL

Description

  • Pick-resistant
  • Watertight and fire rated
  • 2-Hour, built-in fire-rating (UL 2079)
  • Seals both sides of joint

Details

1/2″  to  6″
(12 – 150mm)

100% Movement (+50%/-50%)

CE Marked Movement Joint - Colourseal VHE from Emseal

Description

  • CE marked movement joint for EU and other markets requiring CE marking
  • Not available in North America
  • Vertical or Horizontal Plane Primary Seal

Details

12mm to 200mm
(1/2” – 8”)

100% movement (+50%/-50%)

Available in Sikasil WS295 colors

CE Wall Movement Joint Fire Rated up to 4 Hours. Emshield DFR / WFR CE

Description

  • EN-1366-4 certified movement joint for EU and other markets requiring CE marking
  • Vertical or Horizontal Plane Primary Seal
  • Up to 4-hour fire rating

Details

12mm to 100mm
(1/2” – 4”)

100% movement (+50%/-50%)

 

25v in brick MFA Boston sky EMSEAL

Description

  • Acrylic-modified asphaltic impregnated foam
  • Primary seal
  • Black in color

Details

1/4″  – 4″
(6 – 100mm)

50% Movement (+25/-25%)