News / effervescence

• Sep 05, 2014

  How to remove efflorescence

  Efflorescence is very simply caused by the action of water entering masonry. That water then dissolves inherent salts, the most abundant of those salts is usually what's known as 'free lime' which is left surplus from the matrix of the concrete. Removing efflorescence is difficult and labour intensive, and requires acid based remover. Many products attempt to mask the word 'acid' with "water based" and other jargon, and will often mask any unpleasant odour with a nice scent such as lemon. Regardless,  an acid pH is essentially what's required to dissolve the efflorescence.  Once efflorescence is cleaned, it is most likely going to return....

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• Jan 29, 2014

  Efflock now in South Australia

  East Adelaide Tiling Co has just received their first shipment of Efflock. Their warehouse is based at 40 Nelson Street, Stepney; not far from the Adelaide CBD. Business owner Joe Mannarino said, "(Efflock will be) a very useful product and one that was long overdue, we hope to promote it well." Keep an eye out for their new website which is soon to be launched - our links will be upgraded as soon as it is online.

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• Jan 13, 2014

  Efflock to present to Master Builders Association meetings, northern NSW.

  Efflock will appear as a guest speaker at six Master Builders Association meetings during February in the northern NSW region. The presentation will include topics such as efflorescence, leaking bathrooms and addressing salt attack when building in saline areas. Dates and towns are as follows: Monday 10 February 2014 at Coffs HarbourTuesday 11 February 2014 at BallinaWednesday 12 February 2014 at Tweed Heads Monday 17 February 2014 at TenterfieldTuesday 18 February 2014 at ArmidaleWednesday 19 February 2014 at Moree To attend these meetingsand for more details please contact the MBA Ballina office on (02) 6681 4266 or email gmarchant@mbansw.asn.au  

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• Oct 23, 2013

  Efflock turns 1 today!

  Efflock turns 1 year old today! It is 12 months since our launch at a Master Builders Association meeting in Sydney.Thank you to all our customers and friends that have supported us in our fledgling year.  

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• Oct 19, 2013

  Exclusive Tiles in Brookvale: new stockists of Efflock

  We are delighted that Exclusive Tiles in Brookvale are now stockists of Efflock. Scott McAlpine and his team are a quality independent tile store who know their industry intimately, and understand the technical needs of their customers.  "Efflock is an exciting product for us, as efflorescence has been a common problem among our trade customers" said Scott.  "The simplicity of adding 1% Efflock into the water to provide permanent efflorescence protection is brilliant." "The additional waterproofing protection that Efflock provides in a bathroom against membrane failure, damp and mould resistance is also very exciting" he said. Exclusive Tiles are located...

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• Oct 04, 2013

  'The Post' Apartments in Maroubra Commence Construction

  Galand Constructions have commenced their new and exciting project, 'The Post'. This new multi storey apartment block will occupy the former site of the Maroubra Post Office which is now located in Pacific Square (a modern shopping centre across the road which incidentally, has a bit of an efflorescence problem). Galand Constructions are quality builders, and as such, were one of the very first builders to use and continue to use Efflock on their projects, since it was launched 12 months ago. They have an impressive portfolio of high-end architect designed homes, and will be applying the same high standards...

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• Aug 19, 2013

  New Stockist! Gold Coast Tile Market

  
  
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