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Person applying Sika Purform grey polyurethane sealant on stone surface
  • Polyurethanes
  • Joint Sealing
  • Sealant
  • Adhesive

Are Polyurethanes Safe to Use?

Polyurethanes are used to make consumer goods like mattresses, sponges, textiles, and shoe soles as well as many other products. Although polyurethane products are composed of polyols and diisocyanates, they no longer contain monomeric diisocyanate once fully reacted and cured.
SikaBoom 552 Foam Fix
  • Expansion Foam
  • Joint Sealing
  • Applicator
  • How-to

Preparation, Application & Properties of Construction Foams

Construction foams are an exceptionally versatile group of products used in many areas of daily work. Below you can learn more about their properties and also about the preparation and application process.
  • Concrete Protection
  • Refurbishment
  • Corrosion Protection

Biogenic corrosion in Sewer & wastewater treatment plants – solved by Sika MonoTop®-4400 MIC
Recycling crushed concrete
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Sustainability
  • Concrete

reCO₂ver Concrete Recycling

Sika has succeeded in developing a highly efficient process to separate and reuse components of demolished concrete and increase the recycled aggregates' quality. The old concrete is broken down into individual parts - aggregates, sand, and fine powdered material - in a simple process which also binds a significant amount of CO2.
Seamless Floor Hospital
  • Flooring
  • Healthcare
  • Article
  • Architect

Hygienically Sealed Details & Joints in Floors

Joints and junctions are the weakest parts of floors in industrial environments. They are exposed to similar stresses as the floor itself, but also must accommodate possible movement in the structure or between building components. It is ideal to provide surfaces with hygienic, jointless connections.
Fire resistance illustration of Insulation (I)
  • Joint Sealing

Linear Seals, Cavity Barriers and Service Penetration Seals

Sika provides comprehensive solutions where fire resistant construction is required such as commercial, public and residential buildings, steel structures and others. Fire resistant sealants, fillers and backing materials for linear seals as well as solutions for penetration seals enable safer buildings and infrastructure to be built. Passive fire protection applications for compartmentations can be divided into the following three main groups: linear joint seals, cavity barriers, penetration seals.
Construction worker pouring ready mix concrete on building basement
  • Concrete
  • Precast Concrete
  • Contractor

Concrete Products for Building Contractors

Are you a building contractor or working in a similar field and looking for the best concrete products and solutions for all your projects?
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Application of Shotcrete with Sigunit accelerator
  • Cement Admixture
  • Concrete
  • Shotcrete

Sprayed Concrete

Successful sprayed concrete requires the combination of many aspects of modern concrete technology especially concrete admixture chemistry, together with modern materials handling technology. The increasing demands for cost-effectiveness and the protection of health and the environment mean that sprayed concrete has been in continuous development. Thanks to more than one hundred years of experience, expert knowledge and a focus on performance and economy, Sika is able to provide the newest generation of sprayed concrete solutions.
Screed evaluation method: Cross-hatch testing for surface strength
  • Flooring
  • Article

Screed Evaluation Methods

A prerequisite for a sustainable and beautiful wood floor is a strong and dry screed. Therefore this screed has to be carefully accessed. The first source of information is the architect, engineer, or main contractor who will have all of the information about the build-up and nature of the floor. The second source is the screed contractor who can provide the screed details and if appropriate, any subfloor heating protocols. If, as so often in renovation projects most of this information is not available, there are a few simple methods that can be used to evaluate the screed.
Man applying SikaScreed on floor
  • Flooring
  • Article

Potential Screed Issues and Solutions

If the screed is even, strong and dry enough, then only mechanical surface preparation such as grinding and cleaning is required, before wood floor bonding is possible. However there are many situations where the existing or even new screeds are not suitable, and additional treatment is necessary before wood flooring can be installed. Sika has developed complete balanced system solutions for all of the different possibilities that may be found in these situations.
Hydrophobic impregnation for protection of concrete structures
  • Concrete
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Watertight Concrete

Watertight Concrete System

Waterproof concrete is an impermeable concrete used for long-lasting, durable watertight construction. To improve the impermeability of the concrete, water-resisting admixtures can be added. Nevertheless, design and construction of a watertight concrete structure is a system approach, and waterproof concrete is only one element of it. Water impermeability is determined by fulfilling requirements to limit water permeability through the concrete itself, the joints, installation parts and cracks.
Floor joint in warehouse floor
  • Flooring
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Storage and logistics
  • Architect

How to Design an Ideal Floor for Warehouse and Logistics Facilities

In warehouses and logistics buildings the concrete slab and flooring are critical to the effective functioning of the operations. However, it is often the perception that the concrete floor is one of the most straight forward elements of the project, and many times the overall attention paid to design and construction detail is less than proportional to its ultimate importance in the efficient operation of the facility. The expectation is that these large area floors must be constructed with lowest possible cost and provide problem free service year after year.
Urban heat island effect drawing with temperature distribution in city
  • Roofing
  • Cool Roof
  • Architect
  • Article

Cool Roofs Reduce Urban Heat Island Effect

Many urban and suburban areas have higher temperatures than their rural surroundings. This temperature difference indicates that they are urban heat islands. The annual mean air temperature in a city of a million or more people can easily be 1 to 4°C warmer than in the rural surroundings. On a clear, calm night the difference can measure even 12°C or more. The main cause of urban heat island effect is the modification of the land surface in cities. Natural vegetation is replaced by the built environment. Most surfaces of new structures are characterized by low solar reflectance and high impermeability. Additionally, they are often built with high-density materials which absorb great amounts of thermal energy and release it as heat.
Car on outdoor parking garage made with Sikafloor coating system
  • Flooring
  • Car Park
  • Article

Floor Coatings Wear Resistance in Car Parking Garages

Everyday parking floors are exposed to mechanical stress. Deck coatings in multi-storey car parks and basement garages are among the most heavily stressed of such systems. Therefore, car park surfaces demand robust and highly resistant coatings. In this article you will learn about our Parking Abrasion Test which we have developed to measure wear resistance of floor coatings in parking garages.
Fiber reinforced concrete block cut in half
  • Concrete
  • Concrete Admixture
  • SikaFiber®

Optimize Your Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Slab on Grade Calculation with SikaFiber® Software
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