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The R-Guard System: PorousPrep
If you want your FastFlash and Joint & Seam Filler applications to be easier and faster, PorousPrep is the solution for you. This acrylic coating consolidates the powdery cut edges of gypsum sheathing in rough openings or corners and preps them for an application of FastFlash or Joint & Seam Filler. PROSOCO's Building Envelope Technical Specialist Natalie Daleney gives a quick run-down of how to install this product and prepare your openings for the next step to get an air-tight envelope.
https://prosoco.com/product/porousprep/
The R-Guard System: SS ThruWall
SS ThruWall is a soft, malleable stainless steel material designed to flash shelf angles. In this quick demo, our Building Envelope Technical Specialist Natalie Daleney shows you how this simple installation works.
https://prosoco.com/product/ss-thruwall/
The R-Guard System: Thru-Wall Flashing
When you prefer a peel-and-stick application for a through-wall flashing installation, our Thru-Wall Flashing is your product. It's a simple product to install with the right tools, including a J roller. Natalie Daleney walks you through the easy installation steps in this quick video, plus provides some tips about other transitions where this product is ideally suited, including below-grade transitions and roofing transitions involving parapets.
https://prosoco.com/product/thru-wall-flashing/
How to install the PROSOCO 3/8” Masonry Fastener
The R-Guard System: SureSpan EX & SureSpan Adhesive
SureSpan EX and its accessory SureSpan Adhesive are designed for locations where any type of major movement or deflection joints are anticipated. SureSpan EX is ideal for these situations because it's a 100% silicone membrane that has memory, so it always comes back to its original shape. Our Building Envelope Technical Specialist Natalie Daleney explains exactly how to install this product in this short demo.
https://prosoco.com/product/surespan-ex/
https://prosoco.com/product/surespan-adhesive/
The R-Guard System: VB (Vapor Barrier)
On the rare occasion where you DON'T want air permeance, VB (Vapor Barrier) is the air barrier for you. PROSOCO's Building Envelope Technical Specialist Natalie Daleney walks you through the building types that are appropriate for this non-permeable air barrier product as well as the right mil thickness for applications.
https://prosoco.com/product/vb-vapor-barrier/
The R-Guard System: Spray Wrap MVP
Once your wall is prepped and detailed, you're ready to install your air barrier to the field of the wall to prevent water intrusion and air permeability. Spray Wrap MVP is PROSOCO's water-based acrylic air barrier material that can be applied with a sprayer or roller. In this video, Natalie Daleney walks you through application techniques of Spray Wrap MVP, which can be applied in temperatures as low as 25 degrees Fahrenheit. She also shares how applicators can know for sure when they've applied it to the right thickness.
https://prosoco.com/product/spray-wrap-mvp/
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The R-Guard System: Joint & Seam Filler
It's a simple application, but you've got to do it right. PROSOCO's Building Envelope Technical Specialist Natalie Daleney walks you through the ins and outs of the first step in installing the R-Guard system -- Joint & Seam Filler. This fiber-reinforced, moisture-cured STP product goes on with a sausage gun and is designed to detail joints, seams, corners, transitions and penetrations up to 3/8 inches.
https://prosoco.com/product/joint-seam-filler/
The Complete R-Guard System for Air Barriers: From Start to Finish
Trapped moisture is what causes problems on the interior of your building. Here's your solution: The full fluid-applied R-Guard system for a completely air- and water-proof building envelope. Our Building Envelope Technical Specialist Natalie Daleney walks you each step of installing the full system, including the correct sequence of products, tips for optimal application, the benefits of our moisture-cured technology, and more.
The R-Guard System: Cat 5
Once your detailing work with FastFlash is completed, you're ready for your field coating. Natalie Daleney explains how Cat 5 keeps building envelopes vapor-permeable, how to correctly install it, where it goes in the sequence of installing an air barrier, and other tricks and tips.
https://prosoco.com/product/cat-5/
The R-Guard System: FastFlash
Applying FastFlash? Natalie Daleney shows you how and provides tips and tricks to maximizing performance of this fluid-applied detailing membrane to protect rough openings, holes and other penetrations in your building envelope. Learn where it goes in the rough opening, what thickness to apply it to, how to tool it, how long it will take to cure, how to cover nail heads, screwheads and other surface imperfections, and how far you'll need to apply it around penetrations.
FastFlash is available in gun-grade and roller-grade formulations.
https://prosoco.com/product/r-guard-fastflash/
The R-Guard System: AirDam
Once your window is installed, your next step for an airtight wall assembly is AirDam, an interior air sealant that goes around the perimeter of your window rough opening and is installed from the interior. Our Building Envelope Technical Specialist Natalie Daleney walks you through how to install it, plus other tricks and tips to get the most out of your air and water barrier application.
https://prosoco.com/product/airdam/
How Do You Pronounce PROSOCO
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Ft Atkinson, Iowa
A more in depth look at the people behind the Ft. Atkinson, Iowa restoration project.
Ahearn Field House at K-state
Once home to K-State Wildcat basketball in Manhattan, Kan, the Ahearn Field House has been updated over the years and today houses indoor track & field activities and provides additional classroom space.
MTS Contracting out of North Kansas City, Mo., is completing a restoration of the building's exterior this month. With assistance from PROSOCO rep Mike Dickey on selecting the best product to safely clean the structure's Silverdale and Fort Riley limestone, they are using PROSOCO ReVeal. Thanks to Wayne Schasteen, project manager for MTS Contracting, for talking to us about this dramatic restoration! https://mtscontracting.com/
Cutting Rough Openings In 100 Year Old 4 Wythe Brick
This old paper warehouse on the south side of Des Moines is being adapted into a new purpose, including retail on the ground floor and apartments on the stories above it. But, the number of existing windows wasn't going to work well for the new use. Enter: Forrest & Associate, whose crews used PROSOCO's Stitch-Tie Bars in a helical beaming method that stabilized the new rough openings before lentils could be installed. This eliminated the need for more expensive methods involving stabilization with lumber or i-beams. Watch exactly how it works.
More on helical beaming: https://prosoco.com/a-better-way-to-restabilize-brick-walls/
Stitch-Tie Bar: https://prosoco.com/product/stitch-tie-bar/
Can This 180 Year Old Masonry Wall Be Salvaged???
If you're curious how a sock anchor can stabilize old masonry walls (in this case, a 180-year-old wall), check this out. We go into detail about how this system works, including the Heavy Duty Sock Anchor, SureGrout, Stitch-Ties and Stitch-Tie Bars.
Shoutout to TNT Tuckpointing & Building Restoration, LLC
https://prosoco.com/product/heavy-duty-sock-anchor/
Protecting Windows on a Beachfront Condo
When you're retrofitting windows on the coast, it's more important than ever to make sure your rough openings are thoroughly sealed to protect your building against coastal elements like salty, humid air, wind and rain. At Perdido Sun Condominiums on Florida's west coast, they applied FastFlash around the rough openings to deliver high-performance protection to every window in every unit in the 40-year-old condo building. https://prosoco.com/product/r-guard-fastflash/
Did you know that Florida Senate Bill 4-D requires Milestone Inspections for condos that are three stories and higher, and 30 years and older (25 years if the condo is on the coast!)? Read about it here: https://prosoco.com/whats-the-matter-in-florida/
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