An insulation system is
a complex system of interrelated products. This
is also defined by construction law. Approvals
and certificates are not granted for individual products, only for the whole
system. Therefore, the insulation
system tested and evaluated should be as a product system, which is later the
result of its durability, strength and price.
An insulation system is
a product composed of an interrelated product system. This is also defined by construction
law.Approvals and certificates are not granted for individual products only for
the entire system. Therefore, the
insulation system tested and assessed should be as a product arrangement which
is later the result of its durability, strength and price.
It should be clearly
stated that systemic products that are tested in systems will be more expensive
than products introduced separately, which are applied to foreign products
without prior testing.
The cost of construction
chemicals is also influenced by the fact that the product has the necessary
admission documents in the case of thermal insulation systems it is a Technical
Approval or European Technical Approval, the possession of such a document by
the product "thermal insulation system" certifies that the product
passes through a series of tests imposed by the legislator to allow it
marketing, it is already a guarantee of a certain minimum level of quality.
Then the main, the most
important factor shaping the price of construction chemicals in the system of
facade insulation is the chemical composition of the products themselves.
Visually, the
construction chemical product is no different between that with a high content
of chemicals and those with a small amount. This
is reflected in the application and operation of the product, but then a
significant proportion of users, investors leave this fact as already existing
and not invertible. Therefore, it
is very important to make the market aware of the maximum amount of information
about the chemical composition of building materials and the benefits of their
presence in the product.
In the field of thermal
insulation systems, an important component is the adhesive and putty mortars
used to fasten thermal insulation boards and to build a reinforced layer on
their surfaces, which ensures the mechanical strength of the thermal insulation
system.
Baumit is Baumit Baumit
StarContact. An important factor
in the chemical composition of a product such as adhesive mortar is the
parameter of roasting loss expressed in percentage units.
The higher the percentage
of roasting losses, the higher the content of chemical additives in the
adhesive. At the stage of
granting the Technical Approval, the authority issuing such a document on the
basis of product tests determines the declared rate of roasting loss (it may not
be lower than required by the standard), but may be extremely low, which places
the product as poor quality and at a low price. For example, Baumit StarContact
adhesive mortar from the Baumit Star insulation system is characterized by
roasting losses in the range of 2.6 to 3%. Unfortunately,
you can find products on the construction market in which this parameter is
only 0.65%. It should be
remembered that the chemistry contained in the product has the greatest impact
on its price.
What is the concept of
loss of roasting? The content of
compounds such as polymer resin, which increases the adhesion of the mortar,
its mechanical resistance, flexibility and, what is most important, allows to
eliminate mechanical fasteners during adhesive assembly of thermal insulation
boards. The loss of roasting also
includes the content of methylcellulose, which extends the open time of
material processing, increases flexibility and eliminates shrinkage cracks as
well as many other chemical additives. The
above example illustrates how the chemical composition affects the quality and
price of the product.
The same applies to
surface expeditions, that is, structural plasters. Structured plaster is not just a
binder and filler, i.e. aggregate and pigment. Structural pasty plaster (silicone,
acrylic, silicate) consists of aggregate, binder (dispersions, water glass,
resins), a defoamer, thickener, preservative (anti-fungal), cross-linking
agent, hydrophobizing agent, white pigments, colored pigments, microfibers. Each of these components plays an
important role in the application and operation process and, above all, affects
the price of the product. Cheap
products to reduce the price are necessarily deprived of individual ingredients
or their composition is restricted.
The use of new solutions
such as nanotechnology (eg Baumit NanoporTop and Baumit NanoporColor) makes
these products acquire the characteristics of self-cleaning. This technology affects the cost of
producing a product, but at the same time translates into savings in its use.
To sum up, the cost of a
product is primarily influenced by its chemical composition, constant quality,
supported by periodic research and the use of new solutions and technologies. However, it should be remembered that
this cost is always compensated by the utility values and durability of the product.
