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Lime based mortar mixed with aggregates may have been used since AD50, but how, in the modern world, can designers, architects and concrete manufacturers ensure protection and preservation in today’s harsher environment?
KEIM Mineral Paints have the answers, with not one but several products in their portfolio specifically designed for use on concrete.
Whether you’re a pre-cast manufacturer, or use concrete for construction purposes, if you’re a designer or architect looking to enhance the appeal of concrete, or a facilities manager who needs to protect concrete surfaces from graffiti, KEIM has an armoury of products to help.
WHAT ARE THE COMMON PROBLEMS?
- Exposure to the elements including car fumes and chlorides leading to carbonation, damage, and potential weakening
- Colour variants or imperfections may occur during construction or patch repairs
- Rust staining from shuttering
How to mask imperfections, defects, variations in concrete’s appearance?
KEIM products are used to …
- Tint or blend imperfections or defects
- Protect the concrete against water ingress
- Colour match to the existing concrete
- Minimise variations such as roller compacted concrete
- Increase light reflectance; ideal for office environments
Products include – KEIM Concretal Lasur – simple application process for internal and external concrete
Project examples include: Park Hill Estate, Sheffield, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands, London Aquatics Centre, London
How to improve the longevity?
How do you protect and preserve concrete against the elements such as chlorides and carbon dioxide, and the ingress of water which can lead to damage or decay?
KEIM products are …
- Applied to concrete surfaces to treat and protect against discolouration
- Creating a protective coating that can last for decades
- Designed to protect against weathering
- Fire resistant to A2-s1, d0
Products used – KEIM Concretal W
Project examples include: Paradise View, Birmingham, Brunel House, Portsmouth, Loxford School of Science & Technology
How to bring creative flair to concrete projects?
Not everyone embraces the look of concrete and may consider it dull or boring. If that’s the case, then KEIM can transform with colour, and renovate building facades with the stroke of a brush!
Concrete walls can be painted in a variety of colours including blue, red, gold or even black.
Products used – KEIM Concretal-Black, KEIM Design Lasur, KEIM Soldalit
Project examples include: The National Theatre, London, Battersea Power Station, London, London Underground, Wessex Water Head Quarters
Concrete preparation and repairs
Alongside KEIM’s coatings and finishes there are cleaners and repair products too! Ranging from acidic cleaner for the removal of release agents and impurities, to repair mortar for larger scale reparation works.
Regardless of product application, all KEIM products follow the ethos; kind to use, kind to you, kind to the environment.
If you’re working with concrete and need some advice, why don’t you arrange a no obligation site survey, or talk to one of our specialists based in our Telford manufacturing facility?
Interested to find out more?
View KEIM’s profile on Bpi – https://www.bpindex.co.uk/supplier/4136/keim-mineral-paints-ltd/
Find out more https://www.keim.com/en-gb/products/concrete-systems/
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