Emseal Seismic Colorseal® - water-resistant wall expansion joint System exterior and interior

A wall expansion joint, Sika Emseal Seismic Colorseal® (Colorseal*) is a silicone-coated, precompressed primary seal for high-movement wall joints. Seismic Colorseal ensures watertightness in vertical-plane structural, seismic, and abutment joints in virtually any substrate.

Continuity of seal and continuity of thermal insulation throughout changes in plane and direction are hallmarks of Seismic Colorseal. The product’s ability to maintain watertightness when installed at inside corners, and while handling curves and direction changes further sets it apart from rubber-and-rail strip seals. Seismic Colorseal is positively secured without invasive anchors while color-switching makes the product aesthetically versatile.

Seismic Colorseal was developed to restore the function of the building envelope where it is breached by the location of a movement joint. As a result, the performance tests required to certify curtainwall and other building envelope systems are the basis of performance of Seismic Colorseal as well. Seismic Colorseal has been tested to, and exceeds, the requirements of performance tests including: for Water Penetration: ASTM E-331; Wind Loading: ASTM E330; Air permeability: ASTM E283-04; Sound blocking: ASTM E90-09; R-Value: ASTM C518-04; Low-Emitting Material : CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method Version 1.2, 2017; as well as in-house Temperature Stability, Bleeding, Staining & Recovery testing to ensure performance under conditions modeling real life.

Features
• Primary seal
• Watertight
• Airtight
• Insulates
• Non-invasive anchoring
• Low-Emitting Material per CDPH/EHLB V1.2, 2017
• Sound attenuating STC 52; OITC 38
• ABAA Compliant
• Resists hurricane force wind & water
• Low-Tension silicone and foam hybrid sealant
• Rapid installation–new or retrofit
• Aesthetically and practically versatile
• Easily handles changes in plane and direction
• Easily handles curved expansion joints

Uses
• Curtainwall
• Masonry
• Precast
• Metal Panel
• Natural Stone
• EIFS, etc.
• Rough Substrates
• Curved Expansion Joints

Standard Sizes

1/2″ to 10″ | 12mm – 250mm

Note: Sizes under 1 1/2″ (40mm) are manufactured with a single bellows (See Colorseal-On-A-Reel) and are supplied as 10′ lengths on reels. Larger sizes incorporate multiple bellows and are supplied as 6.56′ (2M) long ‘sticks’.

Movement Capability

Total 100% (+50% and -50%) of nominal supplied size.

Color
Full range of industry standard colors
Custom colors

*Product Update: Decades of successful performance have proved “Seismic Colorseal” to provide functionally equivalent performance to “Colorseal” while offering more movement capability and better price value. As of January 2, 2017 both products will be built the same, feature the same movement capability and will be priced the same. All shipments will be marked “Seismic Colorseal”.