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• Jan 20, 2014

  Rising Damp and Salt Attack - free PDF

  We have recommended this publication on our blog previously: Salt Attack and Rising Damp - A Guide to Salt Damp in Historic and Older Buildings. Salt attack is as destructive to masonry as termites are to timber, and is prone to occur on any building site in Australia due to our soils and extreme weather patterns. As salt is dissolved by water and absorbed by masonry, the water evaporates, leaving behind more and more salt with each wet cycle. Salt crystallises to expand at extraordinary pressure   (> 200MPa) to easily turn stone, bricks and mortar to dust. As outlined...

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• Jan 14, 2014

  Melbourne Stockist - AWS Products

    AWS Products are a specialist waterproofing and construction materials store based in Blackburn, in Melbourne. AWS are experts in the best quality construction brands, and have been quick to recognise the benefits that Efflock will provide to their customers.  AWS are a store with staff who are themselves experts in remedial building. The manager, David Dudas said: "We're very excited to discover and to be selling Efflock".  "Efflorescence can be a real headache. It can be incredibly hard to clean up, and there can be big problems with using acids over the top of natural stone and certain tiles...

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• Dec 12, 2013

  Ten reasons to get Efflock

  Why should you get Efflock for your building project?   10 key benefits: A water-based green building product (in high liquid concentrate form to minimise packaging), free of VOCs, to prolong the durability and service life of all concrete materials. Prevents efflorescence discharging when mixed with any type of concrete. Makes concrete hydrophobic to repel damp. Enhances and retains colour in coloured concrete. Prevents salt attack. Prevents frost attack. Provides a primary water repellant barrier in wet areas. Improves curing of concrete (slows moisture release, prolonging the hydration of cement). Ideal for off-form concrete in architectural applications. (Will not change...

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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 22, 2013

  Brick Mart now stocking Efflock

  Brick Mart in Brookvale (Northern Beaches in Sydney) are the latest building supplies store to carry Efflock. Brick Mart is a most impressive one stop shop for all bricklaying tools and supplies. Brick Mart carry everything from a full range of bricks, to scaffolding, tools, sand and cement. Efflock was recommended to Brick Mart by the boys at TMT Building, who are currently working together on a multi-unit development in Manly, on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. TMT Building was one of the first building companies to use Efflock, and now include Efflock in all their building specification from bathrooms...

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• Jul 12, 2013

  New Efflock formula

  From 1st July 2013 we are rolling out a new and slightly modified formula. The new Efflock formula is a maximum concentrate, meaning the product now goes twice as far as before! as an additive, the product is now diluted at 1 part Efflock : 100 parts water. That means one litre of Efflock makes 101 litres of gauging water, or enough efflorescence protection for approximately 20 square metres of a 30mm thick tile bed!  The new formula means less transport costs, less plastic packaging and waste, and much better value! Our website is gradually being updated with the latest...

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• Apr 28, 2013

  Efflorescence on ABC1's Gardening Australia:

    Efflorescence is such a common building defect around Sydney and Australia. Did anyone else see Gardening Australia last night? Above: Check out the efflorescence coming up out of the grout joints from the tile bed on these balconies just next to Costa Georgiadis as he reported from an apartment complex in Redfern, Sydney. There was a fair bit of efflorescence seeping from render as well during the story. Using Efflock is the very best prevention for efflorescence. So simple and very economical.

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• Apr 08, 2013

  Master Builders Association Presentation

  Efflock will be hosting a presentation at the July meeting of the NSW Master Builders Association, Northern Suburbs Division.       Date: 18th July 2013 Venue: Roseville Golf Club, 4 Links Road, Roseville. RSVP: Melissa Stevens - 0419 144 495. Please book at least 1 week prior for catering purposes. The presentation will explain the behaviour of salt and efflorescence in buildings and how it can be managed, as well as other common building problems that can be managed easily using Efflock. We look forward to hearing specific questions and experiences!

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• Apr 02, 2013

  Are you trying to install a secondary membrane, but it keeps raining?!!

  Having Efflock in a tile bed means a secondary membrane to control efflorescence is no longer required. However, Efflock is proving very useful to a number of our customers who still prefer to install a secondary membrane on their tiled balconies as another line of defence.  An apartment block in Sydney with efflorescence stains from the top balcony streaming down the facade. The permeable yet hydrophobic effect of a tile screed containing Efflock means that a tile bed can expel moisture from the hydration process, whilst repelling any rain that comes along in the mean time. A screed containing Efflock is...

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• Nov 21, 2012

  Save building costs with Efflock

      Secondary membranes to control efflorescence are now obsolete and no longer required. Efflock added to concrete mixes such as tile beds and grout bulk impregnates the entire material to make them water repellant . Without water able to freely penetrate these materials, efflorescence cannot occur. The labour and cost savings are a big advantage, and bad weather is less of a worry with construction times. Tiles can even be wet-bedded using the Efflock system. Efflock is also ideal to mix with tile adhesive and grout which are also known sources of efflorescence. Installing a secondary membrane over tile...

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