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Rough expansion joint substrates are actually very common. We were contacted recently about rough limestone and its suitability as a substrate for an expansion joint. It’s a great question because so many of the old technologies — compression seal, strip seal, closed-cell foam — would have left this building…
We occasionally hear this objection from architects. Notwithstanding that eye-of-the-beholder thing, it may be true–if you actually see the joints. Most people don’t ever notice expansion joints. They’re certainly not the visual focal point of architecture. As expansion joint material manufacturers, in order to inform designers about our products and…
Kurt Moehlmann, our Chicagoland rep, recently asked some good questions: “What is preferred: all pre-compressed foam joints for roof and walls or RoofJoint with foam for verticals? What are the criteria for specifying one over the other?” The answer to the first question is, “both.” The best roof…
Whether in curved skylights at St. Louis Lambert Field, roadways at JetBlue, or around elliptical columns at the Nationals Ball Park, curved expansion joints more common than you’d think. Regardless of the radius and the material best suited the application, EMSEAL has the expertise to not only follow…
Over the last several years, EMSEAL and contractor Richmond Primoid, Inc. have been involved in a steady program of upgrades to Scott Stadium that includes retrofitting failed and leaking expansion joints. The program has been flexibly adapted to the university’s sports schedule as well as annual budgets. The…