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• Sep 24, 2015

  The advantage of Efflock when building a bathroom

  The image below shows a freshly installed bathroom tile bed using Efflock to repel water absorption and lock efflorescence. Efflock provides a primary water barrier over and above relying on a waterproofing membrane alone, and improves the general health and amenity of a bathroom by reducing humidity. For around $30 per bathroom, it's a cost effective insurance policy for both the builder and client. Efflorescence does occur in bathrooms. With the growing trend of underfloor (under tile) heating, the potential for this problem is dramatically increased. The reason for this is that by heating an ordinary saturated tile bed, adhesive and grout, dissolved calcium...

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• May 22, 2014

  Fool Proof & Waterproof Bathroom

  This drawing shows one of two methods of where the waterproofing in your bathroom is located. Most typically the waterproofing is located below the screed (as in the right side of the picture). Both methods rely heavily on the membrane because tile grout is porous, and the grout, tile glue and tile screed is saturated permanently with normal daily use. A pinhole in the membrane means big trouble, and regardless, capillary action draws moisture to every corner of your bathroom.Efflock provides another layer of protection by making the porous material water repellent for a drier, less mouldy and efflorescence free...

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