The facade is the face of the building. In contemporary architecture, the facade is of special interest expressed by large dimensions, unconventional shapes, and high material diversity. Joint design is demanding and prone to mistakes. For integral joint specification, following some rough guidelines will result in a long-lasting and tight building envelope.
Joints between construction elements can be found in different parts of a construction, e.g. between precast concrete elements in facades, around windows and doors, between floors and walls, around storage tanks, etc. Sika has a long history in construction joint sealing.
All Sika products are the fruit of many years of experience, outstanding R&D capabilities, continuous adaptation and improvement to modern construction materials and practices and state of the art production sites. As a market leader in construction chemicals, Sika offers comprehensive and compatible solutions from “roof to basement” for all types of buildings and civil engineering structures.
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Fire Resistance
High-performance sealants designed for sealing, bonding and mending tasks. Especially suitable as a fire-protection sealant for construction applications.
Bandages
Sikadur Combiflex system and Sika Dilatec for Movement and construction joint sealing, plus crack sealing system consisting of flexible membrane strips and epoxy adhesives.
Trafficable
Joints in floors like in manufacturing industry and car parks are joints which are exposed to very high stress concerning mechanical resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical stress UV and movements.