Is bentonite good for waterproofing?
Homeowners use bentonite clay as a high-performance waterproofing product because of its capacity to absorb and hold water. The clay is used as a protective layer over gaps in your basement walls and expands when it comes in contact with water.
What is Volclay bentonite?
VOLCLAY bentonite soil sealants are granular and powder sodium bentonite that provides economical, low permeability soil liners for a wide variety of containment applications.
What is voltex membrane?
VOLTEX is a highly effective waterproofing composite of high strength geotextile and 4.88 kg of sodium bentonite per square metre. The high swelling, low permeable sodium bentonite is encapsulated between a non-woven and woven geotextile.
How do you apply bentonite waterproofing?
CLAY-TITE is designed to act both as a waterproofing and vapor barrier membrane when installed underslab. Place membrane bentonite side up on the mud slab or over compacted sub-grade. Overlap and stagger seams at least 4″ (101.6 mm). Protect from flooding prior to pouring of concrete.
What is Volcay?
Volclay Panels are a highly effective waterproofing system composed of a biogradable kraft board filled with high-swelling sodium bentonite. Volclay Panels contain a controlled rate of 4.8 kg/m2 of Volclay Sodium bentonite inside the flutes of 1.2 m x 1.2 m x 4.7mm thick corrugated kraft board.
What is the cost of voltex?
The product looks like a plug that is inserted into a power socket and is being sold for $74 each, which its website claims is a 50 per cent discount.
How long does it take for bentonite to set up?
It takes about a week for the bentonite to achieve its maximum hydration state. In 3-5 days, the water level should stabilize and after that period, it will raise in some cases.
Why cetco waterproofing?
Performance. Reliability. Since 1963, more than one billion square feet of CETCO waterproofing products have been installed around the world, becoming the standard by which all other waterproofing membranes are measured. Let us protect your project for greater peace of mind.
Why choose cetco building materials?
ISO 9001 & 14001 accredited Millions of square metres have been successfully installed worldwide. Building on this success, CETCO’s Building Materials also have a Contracting Division which specialises in sealing water ingress in basement structures.
What happens when bentonite is wetted?
When wetted, unconfined bentonite can swell up to 15 times its dry volume. When confined under pressure the swell is controlled, forming a dense, impervious waterproofing membrane.
What does the cetco service include?
The CETCO service includes: feasability study, independent project-specific technical advice, design guidance / technical drawings, on-site installation training & site inspections, as well as back up from our in-house Research & Development department ISO 9001 & 14001 accredited Millions of square metres have been successfully installed worldwide.