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Providing a long lasting, fully warranted vapor emission & alkalinity control begins with pro- perly engineered products designed strictly for the purpose of stabilizing, suppressing and diffusing gas. Engineered products are the tools for controlling the environmental condition.
Process controls are the techniques which ensure those tools were used for the proper job. Being a skilled surgeon does not mean much without proper tools. Likewise, the best instruments are useless without the hand of the surgeon who knows how to employ them.
Floor Seal Technology is therefore a com- bination of product and process control. The engineering diagnosis of vapor distrib- ution prescribes the proper product of product combinations, under a carefully orchestrated and executed process of installation, ensuring a success of install- ation, ensuring a successful recovery of problem conditions.
Prior to any vapor emission & alkalinity control procedures, all building envelope features which might be sensitive to dust or splashing of liquids are masked and prot- ected. The concrete slab is then scarified to an acceptable profile. All existing cracks and joints are cleaned, treated and filled with cementitious patch. To ensure against failure from crack/joint originated moisture and reduce pattern transference to the finished flooring product. Penetrant and coating systems employ fibereal disper- sive membrane to a width sufficient to span control joints. |
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Mes & Mes-R penetrant- Mes pentrant is a voc * - compliant water-based modified acrylic epoxy formulation, developed to penetrate the concrete surface and mechan-
ically restrict the pores without any dependence on concrete chemistry for success-
ful reaction. MES does not require more than several hours of curing. Applied directly over a freshly shot-blasted concrete surface, MES penetrant ensures subsequent mechanical bonding. MES-R penetrant is formulated for compatibility with resinous flooring surfaces.
MES & MES-R Coating- MES coating has the same chemical formulation as MES penetrant, but with a thicker viscosity. It is used in conjunction with MES penetrant in order ensure a high tensile strength bond to the slab to suppress volume. Applied furing the tack-up phase of the previous application, the slab surface then becomes completely encapsulated. MES-R coating is formulated for compatibility with resinous flooring surfaces.
Fiberseal & Fiberseal-R Dispersive Membrane- MES Membrane is a three- com-
ponent VOC-Compliant, water-based acrylic copolymer resin material with a fiber membrane carrier. A fry weave membrane is laminated to the pervious surface material, allowed to cure, and surfaced with a high density acrylic copolymer and modified-epoxy finish layer. Fiberseal membrane creates a high static vapor pressure through its mechanical properties, and buffers the environmental forces that drive moisture emission. Fiberseal-R is formulated for compatibility with resinous flooring surfaces.
MES & MES-R Membrane MES membrane is a three-component, VOC-compliant, antimicrobial, water-based, modified acrylic epoxy formulation. Developed strictly to enhance the saturation capability of the fiberseal dispersive membrane system. MES membrane contains a silicated additive which provides more physical capacity to the suppressive properties of MES-Coating. In cases of high vapor emission, membranes can become critically-saturated. MES membrane allows a further layer of diffusion to avoid saturation. MES-R membrane is formulated for compatibility with resinous flooring surfaces.
Cementitious Surfaces- All Floor Seal Technology treatments are finished with 100% Portland-based cementitious compound for all finished floor products (expect resinous coatings). The cementitious surface finish ensures compatibility with all types of floor covering adhesives. Floor Seal Technology concrete vapor emission & alkalinity control systems provide the floor covering contractor with a cementitious surface that is ready to receive a finished floor covering with minimal surface preparation.