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  • Roofing
  • Roof Repair

How to Protect Roof Membranes During and After Construction

Roofers face multiple problems on site today. 80% of failed roofs and leaks are caused by non-roofers. Therefore, it is a main priority to protect the roofer’s craftmanship from traffic on the rooftop during the total building phase, during construction and beyond.
Close up view of bitumen membrane applied on roof at parapet
  • Waterproofing
  • Roofing

How to Choose or Specify the Correct Bitumen Membrane

Whether you're an architect, roofing applicator or anyone involved in selecting the right bituminous roofing, it's hard to know where to begin.
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Tile setting in bathroom with Sika Ceram cementitious tile adhesive
  • Tile Setting

Tile Grout & Adhesive Consumption Calculator

Choosing to buy proper amount of tile grout and tile adhesive is important. Lack of understanding to calculate, lead to abundant quantities or shortage than expected. So what are appropriate quantities of tile grout and tile adhesive shall you buy? Difference factors e.g. tile size, tile gap and application area are what you have to concern. The calculator from Sika will bring you a more convenient, just a few clicks.
  • Joint Sealing

Questions and Answers of PU Foam

PU Foam is a polyurethane foam in spray foam type. They can be used for fixing, insulating and filling connection joints around window and door frames, pipe entries, air conditioning vents and roller blind housings and filling large cavities, fill and insulate against noise, cold, and drafts and waterproof, easy to apply with nozzle valve, can be cut, sanded and over painted. The foam texture looks like a mousse and cure in contact with moisture when applied. Therefore, PU foam is widely used in both construction and DIY. Below you can learn more about their properties and preparation and application process.
Collection of Sika 3D concrete printed elements columns towers shapes forms
  • Concrete
  • 3D Concrete Printing
  • Article
  • Architect
  • Contractor

3D Concrete Printing

3D concrete printing (3DCP) is a form of cementitious, additive manufacturing used to fabricate buildings, houses or construction components in completely new shapes not previously possible with traditional concrete formwork. Sika offers Sikacrete® 3D material solutions for printing concrete rapidly, precisely, and inexpensively according to your project needs.
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  • Concrete Admixture
  • Flooring

SikaFiber® Software for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Calculation

The SikaFiber® software for calculating fiber-reinforced concrete slabs on grade is a powerful tool for optimizing designs. The software has been developed in accordance with two globally recognized guidance documents and is free to download.
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Sika Products for Microtunneling
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Injection

Products for Fast Excavation with Microtunneling

Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are commonly found with diameters from five to 17 meters. There are also microtunnel boring machines which are smaller, with an excavation diameter up to four meters. Today, they are extensively used to construct many kilometers of underground infrastructure worldwide. Microtunneling is a fast alternative to conventional pipe installation systems, since it is a fully automated method of boring and pipe installation without the need for disturbing the surface.
Application of Shotcrete with Sigunit accelerator
  • Concrete Admixture

Sprayed Concrete

Successful sprayed concrete requires the combination of many aspects of modern concrete technology especially concrete admixture chemistry, together with modern materials handling technology. The increasing demands for cost-effectiveness and the protection of health and the environment mean that sprayed concrete has been in continuous development. Thanks to more than one hundred years of experience, expert knowledge and a focus on performance and economy, Sika is able to provide the newest generation of sprayed concrete solutions.
Industrial floor coating with Sikafloor system for clean room areas
  • Flooring

Cleanroom Measurement Technology for Floors & Walls

There are a lot of things that different industries have learned from one another over time. One example is the food and beverage industry and what it has learned from pharmaceuticals, particularly how they conduct research and run production operations.
Safe and hygienic surface in food and beverage production plants
  • Flooring

Why Durable Floors Matter in Food & Beverage Plants

A durable floor is one that lasts a long time, remains functional, and resists deterioration or loss of performance. Durable floors begin with quality materials, good design and sound workmanship. What matters most to ensuring durability in floors, especially in food and beverage factories?
Worker white boots power washing floor with hose in food industry
  • Flooring

Keeping Floors Clean & Food Safe

Hein A. Timmerman, Global Sector Specialist Food Care at Sealed Air and EHEDG* Board Member, comments on protocols and procedures for keeping floors in food and beverage plants as sanitary and safe as possible.
Seamless Floor Hospital
  • Flooring

Hygienically Sealed Details & Joints in Floors

Joints and junctions are the weakest parts of floors in industrial environments. They are exposed to similar stresses as the floor itself, but also must accommodate possible movement in the structure or between building components. It is ideal to provide surfaces with hygienic, jointless connections.
  • Flooring

Sikafloor® MultiDur Water Based Epoxy Flooring

Smart use of water–based materials can be an effective strategy against moisture-related problems in floor constructions. This is what we implement in our Sikafloor® MultiDur water-based epoxy range. Tough and water vapor permeable, plus low VOC & odor, Sikafloor® MultiDur water-based epoxy flooring systems are especially suitable for your next functional floors if you have issues of humidity or rising moisture in the floor slab. Additionally, among the range, the system Sikafloor® MultiDur WS-26 has the unique performance of the fire classification A2fl -S1.
Construction worker pouring ready mix concrete on building basement
  • Concrete Admixture

Concrete Products for Building Contractors

Are you a building contractor or working in a similar field and looking for the best concrete products and solutions for all your projects?
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Industrial floor coating with Sikafloor resin cementitious flooring system in food facility
  • Flooring

Design Tips for Hygienic Floors in Food and Beverage Facilities

A functional and purpose-built floor is key to a safe and hygienic production environment in food and beverage facilities. Floors that are hygienic, non-slip, easy to clean, and durable provide a safe and attractive place to work. Choosing and installing the right floor are critical to every work environment. This article looks at getting it right the first time — achieving satisfactory and long-term flooring in a food processing environment.
Clean red and white decorative laboratory interior floor with female research technician at work
  • Flooring

Colorful floor in hospitals and healthcare facilities

A well-crafted color palette can do wonders for a healthcare facility. The use of color and graphic images can align to the existing logo and symbolic color of the facility to achieve an overall visual aesthetic, while it can also elicit emotions and unique perceptions of space. It has an ability to calm or excite, can make a room appear smaller or more grandiose, or even trigger subconscious reactions. Color is the most vital, impactful and expressive design element in a designer’s toolbox.
Industrial floor coating with Sikafloor resin cementitious flooring system in food facility
  • Flooring

Slip Resistant Flooring in Food Industry for Employee Safety

Employee safety is one of the most important requirements for any workplace. Slips and falls are among the most common injuries at work. They account for about 86% of total injuries, and 90% of these happen because the floor is wet. These injuries are particularly prevalent in the food industry, where they occur four times more often than the average in other industries. Injuries can create significant impacts to all involved. The most significant is the suffering and possible disabling of the person injured. The next is impact on the company — financial, loss of key staff, loss of productivity, and liability.
Workers applying wood floor adhesives
  • ์Nail Adhesives
  • Flooring

The Science Behind Wood Floor Adhesives

The task of wood floor adhesives is to firmly bond the organic wood floor elements to the generally inorganic screed. The adhesive must hold the wood in place, connect it to the underlying screed and transfer stress originating from the natural expansion and contraction of the wood to the generally rigid screed. The undesired but natural movement of the wood can become visible in cupping, joint formation, or in extreme situations failure of the adhesive or screed.
Hygienic floor and wall coating in hospital made with Sika coating systems
  • Flooring

Hygienic floors, walls and ceilings in hospitals and healthcare

Infection prevention and control is of utmost importance in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Building owners, facilities managers, healthcare architects and all others involved in healthcare design decisions need to consider how the materials used within a building contribute to this issue.
Architectural textured concrete wall produced with Sika concrete admixtures at Limmat building in Zurich
  • Concrete Admixture

Architectural Concrete

The ability to appreciate concrete as an aesthetically versatile construction material has led Sika to many innovations in architectural concrete. The flexibility of concrete in design enables the designer to create structures not possible with other construction materials. Combining this flexibility with Sika’s over one hundred years of experience and expertise in concrete formulation and optimization allows structures of true architectural value to be realized.
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