Why Joint Sealing is Important

The building blocks of your construction – like the concrete slab, the glass facade element, the roofing membrane, the metal cover – generally do not let water, moisture or air enter the building or structure. It is at the joints where a building is weakest to leakage. Only correctly specified and professionally applied high quality joint sealants will manage to keep your building or structure sustainably tight during its entire lifespan.

When Choosing a Joint Sealant Solution

• for non-porous substrates like metal and glass, choose Sika’s innovative silicone range.
• for porous substrates like concrete, bricks and masonry, choose Sika’s advanced polyurethane sealants.
• for applications where a wide adhesion range is required like for window installations, the unique silane-modified polymer sealants are most suitable.
• for joints which are too wide for applied sealants or requiring substantial waterproofing, Sika joint tapes, swellable profiles, waterbars and injection hose systems are suggested, depending on a project’s specific needs.