The main component for bitumen sealant is bitumen. Bituminous sealants belong to the highest quality materials used for sealing. They are especially popular for wasolation of the roof. The article is devoted to the issue of how to choose a bitumen sealant.

Bituminous roofing sealant

The basis of this sealant is a modified bitumen. It has an aluminum shade due to the presence of aluminum pigment.

Properties of bitumen sealant

It is produced in the form of paste and has a number of positive qualities:

• grasps quickly;
• adhesion almost with all materials;
• forms a solid, elastic surface;
• protects from corrosion metal structures;
• not destroyed under the influence of sunlight and high humidity;
• used immediately. Preparation and drying of the surface is not required.

Negative moments

It has bitumen sealant and some restrictions in application:

• does not tolerate very high temperatures;
• absorbed into porous materials, so a pre-primer needs;
• long dries if you put a thick layer. The consumption of bitumen sealant depends on the thickness of the layer;
• poor sticks to the grinding surface. It is necessary to apply soil before sealing;
• does not hold on its surface varnishes and paints;
• toxic, therefore used bitumen sealant for outdoor work.

Usage

When repairing roofs, bituminous sealant is irreplaceable when:

1. Seal joints between sheets of roofing material.
2. Perform waterproofing after installation on the roof of pipes, endands, various slats, in places of docking roofs and walls.
3. Eliminate leaks.
4. Sealing the roof in those places where the fasteners of snow-setting fixtures, stairs, railings, etc. passes through it.

Although a bitumen sealant for a metal roof is intended, use it for other purposes:

• close up of cracks in the stone before covering it with rolled waterproofing;
• they stick to them waterproofing sheets;
• covered products from concrete before laying them into the ground;
• eliminate flowing in sewage pipes, where the fluid moves in gravity.

A brief overview of popular bitumen sealants

Buy bituminous sealants is easy, but it is better to choose a better quality, having good characteristics and released by a reliable manufacturer.

Professionals often use black bituminous sealant Penosil Bitum Sealant, which is produced in Estonia. It finds use when you need to perform the following work:

• fill the seams and cracks on sedentary sites;
• eliminate the flow on a flat roof;
• seams in a metal roof;
• make more dense joints between plates or stripes from bitumen.

Specifications:

• perfectly connected with metal, ceramics, concrete, bitumen;
• melts at 100 s;
• the cartridge with a sealant is equipped with a pistol.

The sealant bituminous "moment" is produced in Germany and is no less popular. Repair them:

• roofing;
• drain pipes;
• ventilation systems.

It has high moisture, wear and heat resistance.
Good reviews deserved and Belgian single-component sealant roofing Soudal. Perfectly copes:

• with spars and cracks on the roof;
• with a sticking cold way of rubberoid;
• with repair of grooves and drainage pipes;
• with the filling of seams of sedentary.

Bituminous polymer sealant

Bituminous polymer sealant use when:

1. Sealing deformation seams on the asphalt concrete and concrete coating of the automotive route or the take-off strip.
2. Close up the cracks of coatings from concrete or asphalt.

 Composition

The composition of this sealant of hot use includes:

• oil bitumen;
• modified rubber synthetic;
• technological additives.

Properties

The use of the sealant of bitumen-polymer in the most responsible places is due to its properties, namely:

1. A large range of temperatures in which it is possible to use it. Stored at temperatures from -20 to +30 C. Operating temperature from 160 to 190 C. softened at a temperature of 95 to 105 C.
2. High elasticity. Under the influence of ultraviolet rays, its properties vary only by 15% for 1000 hours.
3. No shrinkage.

In various climatic zones, it is recommended to use one of 3 modifications:

• BP-G25;
• BP-G35;
• BP-G50.

The sealant of bituminous polymer "prestige" is worthy of the sealant, which produces the Russian company Polymer Progress. This material:

• one-component - black mass;
• wear-resistant. Withstands both significant fluctuations in temperature and aggressive medium;
• well grip with metal, stone, concrete.

The composition includes:

• polymers;
• petroleum road bitumens;
• plasticizers;
• adhesion additives.

Apply it when repairing roads and airfields.

The universal bitumen-polymeric sealant of hot use of TechnoNIKOL No. 42 from the domestic producer "TechnoNIKOL" is widely known.

• all characteristics appear after 1 hour after applying;
• applied at different temperatures, which is a big advantage.

In the above examples, it was about bitumen-polymer sealants of hot applying, but there is another kind of cold applying. This refers to the sealant-mastic BIOM and. Releases material "Antihydron". Applied at:

• sealing of seams both horizontal and vertical;
• sealing small cracks;
• independent waterproofing coating device;
• stacking Ruberoid.

It is a sticky paste, a very viscous, reinforced fiber polymer.

Bitumen rubber sealant

The main difference between bitumen-rubber sealants from simply bituminous is that:

1. Its foundation is bitum and rubber.
2. Its vibration-fixing properties are preserved even at very low temperatures - maximum -60 C.
3. It is more economical.
4. It does not require constant heating. Therefore, electricity saves and disappears the need for special equipment.
5. On the rubber-bitumen sealant the price is significantly less than, for example, on bitumen-polymer.

Best bitumen rubber sealants

A good option is the Bitumen-rubber sealant "TYTAN" from Tytan. It has a number of advantages:

• good grip with dry and wet materials;
• resistance to different atmospheric influences;
• the ability to hold on vertical surfaces due to high viscosity;
• plasticity constant;
• the absence of asbestos.

They repair roofs:

• metal;
• bituminous;
• tiled;
• wooden.

Seal:

• cracks;
• seams;
• leaks.

Compacted:

• drains;
• downtown windows.

High quality is the sealant bitumen-rubber Bitum 300, which has proven itself when repairing and sealing the roof, because:

• retains its characteristic in the range -35 + 110 s;
• applied at a temperature not lower than +5 and not higher than +30 s;
• dries in 20 minutes;
• it is consumed 25 ml / on m. with seam parameters 0.5x0.5 cm;
• it is stored for 1 year.

Now summarize how nevertheless choose a bitumen sealant. Tips simple:

• first, give an estimate of the surface to be sealing;
• secondly, read the instruction that is on the package;
• thirdly, decide on the amount;
• fourth, demand from the seller a certificate for the selected material;
• fifth, while working with sealant, follow the instructions.

In this video, it is described about working with a bituminous sealant 808 Kim Tec from the manufacturer Kim Tec. Recommendations given by the author, equally relate to all bitumen roofing sealants: