While not as visibly evident as the other parts of a concrete building, structural joints are just as important. They’re what keep the building held together, and each type plays a specific, important role in the building’s well-being. However, they also represent a potential weak spot, where water can easily pass through them. If that happens, water and waterborne contaminants can weaken the concrete and corrode the supporting rebar inside.
To prevent that, Kryton offers the Krystol® Waterstop System. This system consists of five products that were awarded the Most Innovative Product Award from the World of Concrete and designed to waterproof all construction joints and details found in concrete construction. So whether a building needs waterproof construction joints, penetrations, tie holes, or control joints, the award-winning Krystol Waterstop System can cover them all, working where other waterstops routinely fail.
Typical Applications
- Construction joints: single, double, and triple protections
- Pipe penetrations
- Tie holes
- Control joints
Solution Benefits
- Multi-use - internal or external waterstop
- Permanent crystalline waterproofing and protection
- Crack resistance
- NSF 61 certification, ensuring it’s safe to contact with potable water
- Enhanced durability, providing resistance to rain, foot traffic, and shifting
- Flexible scheduling as concrete can be placed and keyways can be filled days or weeks after installation
About Kryton
As a leader in Smart Concrete® technologies for over 45 years, Kryton has supplied unique, designer-friendly concrete waterproofing, durability, and monitoring solutions to architects and other building professionals across the world throughout 50 countries. Several of these solutions have won the World of Concrete’s Most Innovative Product Award, and some have gone on to add more to that prestige by helping architects all over achieve silver or gold LEED certifications for their building designs. To ensure this quality remains consistent, Kryton supports those who use these award-winning solutions with in-depth application instructions, CAD details, technical consultations, and industry-leading warranty programs. Kryton also works to better the building process for the construction community as a whole. As a result, the company publishes informational newsletters and articles and is a contributing member to a number of thought-leading organizations, including the American Concrete Institute, the International Concrete Repair Institute, and the American Shotcrete Association.
