Tacony Library, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Date: 2017
Products Used
A joint sealant for building walls and wall systems, Backerseal is an economical, precompressed, secondary joint sealant to field-applied caulking. Backerseal is a polyurethane foam infused with a hydrophobic-acrylic impregnation technology. Unlike ‘double caulk and backer rod’, Backerseal behind field-applied liquid sealants provides true…
Backerseal® Product Details
A fire rated expansion joint, Emshield DFR2 is a watertight, traffic durable primary seal for repair, retrofit, and new installation in structural expansion joints and construction joints in horizontal-plane applications. Emshield DFR2 is a 2-hour UL-certified expansion joint fire barrier. (For 3-hour fire…
Emshield® DFR2 Product Details
A wall expansion joint, Seismic Colorseal (Colorseal*) is a silicone-coated, precompressed primary seal for high-movement wall joints. Seismic Colorseal ensures watertightness in vertical-plane structural, seismic, and abutment joints in virtually any substrate. Continuity of seal and continuity of thermal insulation throughout changes…
Seismic Colorseal® Product Details
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