Adhesives and Sealants in Construction

Features:

• Specify revolutionary new labor-saving, cost-cutting products featuring unprecedented durability
  
• Stop water, dirt, air, and other contaminants from damaging or even destroying your buildings
  
• Seal, bond, caulk, glaze, and waterproof with newly available improved materials and methods
  
• Explore numerous applications, including insulating glass, firestops and firewalls, membranes, and swimming pools
  
• Get clear guidelines for designing joints, preparing surfaces, and ensuring proper bonding conditions
  
• Take advantage of extensive design specifications and detailed illustrations

In this book, Mr. Amstock introduces you to the many new bonds, sealants, and related substances available for construction, compares them with older materials, and supplies all the details and specifications you need to put them to work. From costs to characteristics, this cutting-edge guide will show you how to select and use the right adhesives, caulks, and sealants in the construction and maintenance of any structure. And it's packed with examples you'll want to copy for your own buildings. This resource also places at your fingertips information on new installation methods, a listing of key trade organizations, and an up-to-date glossary of industry terminology.

Contents

• Adhesives and Sealants
  
• Expoxies
  
• Hot Melts
  
• Polyesters
  
• Nitrites
  
• Neoprenes
  
• Sealants and Caulks
  
• Acrylics
  
• Butyls
  
• Polyurethane's
  
• Waterstops
  
• Performed Gaskets
  
• Applications to be Covered
  
• Insulating Glass
  
• Membranes
  
• Firestops and Firewall Application
  
• Swimming Pools
  
• Chinking
  
• Caulking