"Todd" wrote in message
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| Folks,
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| I am looking to fill the expansion joint between my slab of my
| basement, and the outside walls. A little history:
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| We had a bit of water in the basement - came up through the expansion
| joint at one edge of the basement. Sure enough, there was negative
| drainage allowing snow-dammed water to leak into the house.
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| I have repaired that issue (put a french drain in) but I'd like to
| take an extra precaution while I have everything ripped out of my
| basement. I understand that filling this gap is not going to solve
| any leaking problems that I might have...i'm just looking to cover all
| bases.
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| Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can use to fill the
| joint? It would need to be:
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| a.) water proof
| b.) expandable/contractable/flexible with the movement of the slab.
| c.) resiliant to the tests of time. (it should last a long time.)
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|
| - Thanks in advance,
|
| Todd
|

Expansion joints are the most common type of moving cracks. They allow
sections of your concrete floor to freely "expand" and "contract" in
response to temperature changes in the surface. These cracks are your
floors weakest spots and when combined with moderate to heavy traffic
you have a potential for constant damage. To fill these joints a
material is needed that will flex to accommodate movement. Tigerthane
220(TM) from Garon Products will provide you with a durable flexible
seal that will not become brittle and break out with movement.
Tigerthane 220(TM) is ideal for repairing spalled joints, as well as
filling random cracks and patching gouges, holes and surface defects.
Tigerthane 220(TM) is a rapid setting, 100% solids, flexible, two-part
polyurea elastomer. Tigerthane 220(TM) is designed to set in
applications ranging from freezing conditions to 130°F and will be
traffic ready within 60 minutes. Most importantly, Tigerthane 220(TM) is
not brittle like ordinary concrete repair materials allowing it to move
with the floor. The use of Tigerthane 220(TM) prevents contaminants from
pooling in joint areas-especially necessary in food plants and other
floor surfaces where sanitary conditions are required.