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JOINTEC GW By PROFILITEC
Collection: Jointec
Type: Waterproof structural seismic joint
JOINTEC GW waterproof structural expansion joint. The structure is manufactured with solid high carbon steel, anti-vibrating rubber, suitable for forklilft passage, even small wheeled, stabilized rubber insert, waterproofing membrane to be hot joined flush and smooth to the waterproofing layer, with no tensions or shearing stress. In case of damage the insert can be replaces without ruining the additional waterproofing layer. Suitable for all types of flooring. Application areas: parkings and garages even underground, all industrial areas. Settlements of the structure, expansion and compression due to thermal excursion, shrinkage and structural bending are elements that create continuous movements and stresses in the flooring that often generate problems of cracking or premature detachment of the covering. It is therefore a good idea to provide an adequate grid of expansion joints during installation, choosing the type of joint and its location in consideration of the loads and stresses to which the cladding will be subjected and the different thermo-hygrometric linear expansion coefficients of the bedding and tiles and the possible interactions between different materials. The splitting of the surface and the screed underneath is in fact decisive in order to guarantee a workmanlike laying in both the adhesive and traditional methods. Always foresee a joint - In correspondence with a change in the substrate material and/or the casting joints. - In correspondence with pre-existing discontinuities in the substrate, such as structural expansion joints and different screed blocks. - At fixed elements such as columns and doors. - At changes in the laying direction. - At points where the tiled surface meets walls or containing elements. The resulting modules should be as regular as possible. As a general rule, the proportion between the two sides should not exceed 2:1.