Mortar Net's Newest Masonry Moisture-Control System Can Cut Time & Labor By 50% Or More, While Delivering Better Protection | May 7, 2007 |
All builders know that if moisture becomes trapped in masonry wall cavities, it can cause damage ranging from efflorescence to wall failure. It may also support the growth of mold or bacteria in the dark, moist wall cavities, which can lead to evacuation or condemnation of the building, and possible litigation.
A new product from Mortar Net USA, Ltd. (Gary, IN), called “TotalFlash,” offers a complete moisture-control system combined into pre-cut flashing panels, making installation quicker and easier than ever before.
Mortar Net USA has a long history of creating innovative systems/products for expelling moisture from masonry wall-cavities. Its products are also designed to help builders avoid the "damming" effects of mortar droppings in those cavities. The company has won numerous patents for these products.
Its flagship product, called Mortar Net, is currently the only product specified by the U.S. Government's National Institute of Building Sciences to be installed into the masonry walls of all new military bases, federal office buildings, etc. In 2004, its BlockNet product (for CMU walls) won World of Concrete's “Most Innovative Product” award. Builders can also earn credits toward LEEDS “Green” Certification by using Mortar Net's products.
But now Earl Bickett, General Manager of Mortar Net USA, says that TotalFlash—introduced late last year—“represents an even more dramatic breakthrough than any of our previous innovations. For the first time in masonry history, we've efficiently combined all the 'best practices' of modern moisture-control—plus the necessary installation hardware—into handy, pre-cut, pre-assembled panels of flexible flashing.”
Bickett says this creates the highest level of moisture-protection currently available. “Furthermore,” he points out, “since there's no waiting for separate components to be delivered, no field-cutting of flashing-rolls, and no extra time spent installing multiple components, it also installs twice as fast as ordinary moisture-control details. That's why contractors tell us TotalFlash saves them at least 50% in installation time and labor.”
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