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Philippe COGNARD: Court expert - Former Marketing Director of ATO FINDLEY
INTRODUCTION
Joint sealing applications in the building industry are many and varied. From traditional masonry to more specific applications such as acoustics or bonded exterior glass, as well as glazing, sanitaryware, piping, roofing, prefabrication and more, joints offer a wide range of solutions.
This article deals with these applications.
Other items for caulking joints in the building industry include:
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Sealing joints in the building industry. Applications
Traditional masonry
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Standardization
French, European and international standards for caulking and sealing products (mastics, profiles)
Standards NF EN ISO
- Building construction – Joint sealants – Determination of dimensional stability. P85-502 - NF EN ISO 10563 - 03-1998
- Building construction – Mastics – Determination of adhesion/cohesion properties under sustained tension after immersion in water and after heat treatment. P85-517 -...
Manufacturers of caulking compounds, sealants and caulking products
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AYRTON ZI
COUVRANEUF
BOSTIK-FINDLEY
COMPRIFALT
DEN BRAVEN
DOW CORNING
ESOPE INTERCONTINENTAL
GE SILICONES/BAYER SILICONES
GUTTATERNA...
Various organizations, laboratories, certification bodies, professional associations
SNJF Syndicat National des Joints et Façades
Chambre nationale de l'étanchéité
CSTB Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment
AFNOR
CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation
Gasketing, caulking and waterproofing companies
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AMELINE
DHEEDENE
COURBU 3
COULON
DEBUSCHERE
LENOIR
Michel PALETTE
PRAZ AGUETTAZ
ROLANDO et POISSON
SMAC ACIEROID...
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