What is bitumen impregnated board?

Applications: External wall cladding: Filling structural expansion & structural separation joints in block & insitu concrete construction. Building superstructures: Filling expansion joints in basements, retaining walls, site slabs, subways & other water excluding structures.

What is impregnated fibreboard?

Bitumen Impregnated Fibreboard is an expansion joint filler supplied in sheet form and is used to form and fill expansion joints in in-situ and pre-cast concrete construction.

What is Flexcell board?

Flexcell is a bitumen impregnated wood fibre board, which is ideal for use as an expansion joint filler.

What is joint filler board?

ShaliTex Expansion Joint Filler Board is a pre-moulded, high performance joint filler board. It is a closed cell and of cross linked structure. It is an exclusive product specially designed to be used as expansion joint filler in concrete, brick, block work and isolation joints. It is rot free and contains no bitumen.

What is compressible filler?

Joint filler is a material that is used between two sections of concrete, which in contrast to concrete, is a relatively compressible material so that it will not fail as the concrete around it grows and shrinks due to temperature changes or movement.

What material is used for expansion joints in concrete?

Minimize Concrete Cracking and Damage with Expansion Joints. ASPHALT EXPANSION JOINT is composed of a blend of asphalts, vegetable fibers, and mineral fillers formed under heat and pressure between two asphalt-saturated liners.

What material is joint filler made of?

Rubber, asphalt and other compressible materials are popular joint filler material choices. Joint filler also prevents the introduction of other materials that are not compressible from entering the joint, which could cause concrete failure as well.

What do you use to fill expansion joints?

Expansion joints must be sealed with a flexible sealant, like QUIKRETE® Self-Leveling Polyurethane Sealant or QUIKRETE® Non-Sag Polyurethane Sealant…or an expansion joint strip, to prevent water from penetrating the joint and deteriorating the sub-base.

Should you fill concrete expansion joints?

The key is to use the proper sealer or filler depending on the intended purpose and what type of joint it is. Just remember that expansion joints should always be sealed and filled with a flexible joint sealer and never be epoxied or coated over.