The May Buzz Guide features products from a variety of brands in the construction industry.
The August Buzz Guide features products from a variety of brands in the construction industry, including selections from the following:
Jaaco
The only tool that drives 2 ½” to 3 ½” Wire Coil Roofing Nails!
Applications:
Densglass & USG gypsum products to wood framing
2-hour rated firewalls exterior or interior
EIFS Insulation standard & fire rated panels for wood framing & steel
Zip System® R Sheathing for wood & steel framing
One Tool Drives 2 Different Fasteners
Drives .120 & .131 Shank Roofing Nails
Drives 2” to 3 1/2” x .131 Coil Framing Nails
ClarkDietrich
More thorough. More consistent. And more efficient. The new patented ClarkDietrich E-Flange Control Joint makes for a better-performing, exterior stucco wall system.
Unlike conventional flat profiles, it features a unique raised flange design that provides 80% more stucco embedment. With larger triangular perforations, it also allows more stucco mix to flow through the flange and adhere to the substrate. Additionally, the innovative shape adds ease and speed to tying lath and other accessories.
For more information, visit www.clarkdietrich.com
Typar
The name TYPAR® stands for more than one superior weather-protecting product. We know it doesn’t take much moisture to do major damage, so we defend entire walls—seams and penetrations included—with a complete system of wraps, flashings, tapes and accessories. What’s more, TYPAR® Drainable Wrap delivers an enhanced ability to shed bulk water, while offering you unrivaled tear strength, optimal breathability, and the industry’s only lifetime limited warranty.
For more information, visit http://www.typar.com/products/typar-drainablewrap/
Larsen Products Corp.
Weld-Crete chemical concrete bonding agent incorporates polyvinyl acetate homopolymer in a patented formulation. For exterior and interior use, Weld-Crete will bond new concrete, Portland cement plaster, and cementitious mixes to structurally sound concrete floors, walls, columns, beams, steps and ramps.
Plaster-Weld plaster bonding agent is a patented formulation incorporating polyvinyl acetate homopolymer. Designed for interior use only. High performance bonding of one-coat finish plaster and/or two and three coat work to concrete ceilings, walls, columns, beams and other structurally sound surfaces.
For more information, visit larsenproducts.com.
Armstrong Ceiling Solutions
Axiom® Building Perimeter Shade Pockets from Armstrong® Ceiling Solutions install
12 times faster than drywall shade pockets and twice as fast as other pockets. Designed to minimize risk, eliminate guesswork, and reduce time, material, and labor, the pre-engineered pockets provide a seamless integration between the ceiling and drapery pockets, window shades, air distribution, and changes in ceiling elevation. The pockets can also reduce construction coordination between carpenters and MEP trades. For more information, visit armstrongceilings.com/commonconditions.
Keene Building Products
Introducing CYLENT ASSURANCE™ CLIP, a sound isolation clip for ANY RC-1 channel. A patent pending resilient channel vibration clip has been engineered to dramatically reduce low and high frequency noise transfer in ceiling/wall assemblies used in modern multi-family construction. It is specifically engineered to work with any type of resilient channel. Only Cylent Assurance Clip can work with any type of standard resilient channel, including both Hat and any RC-1 type channel. For more information, visit keenebuilding.com
Quikspray
The Carrousel® Pump, U-Blend Mixers®, and related spray and mixing equipment manufactured by Quikspray®, Inc. are capable of pumping epoxy grouts, heavily bodied materials, and re-grouting mortar joints and also spraying fireproofing, waterproofing, EIFS, artificial rock work, stucco, and other commercial coatings. Carrousel® Pumps are known for being well-designed and constructed, time tested in the field, simple to clean, and offering ease of operation with low or no maintenance. Available in electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic.
For more information, visit quikspray.com.
Stockton Products
The “Finish Rite™” plaster trim designs, the 88 Short Flange Casing Bead and J88 Long Flange J Bead. This new design solves the problem of controlling the brown coat thickness in a 3 or 4 coat stucco system and helps prevent separation cracking and delamination. The unique design of the 88 and J88 provides a screed leg at exactly the 3/4 inch depth required for the brown coat, achieving the proper depth and also provides a plaster termination edge. The 88 and J88 save time, material costs and increases production rates, not to mention a crack-free finish. For more information, visit stocktonproducts.com.
Plastic Components
Now you can create product submittals on our website—FAST—using Plastic Components’ easy-to-use product selector. Add or delete products as desired, then download the completed submittal as a PDF. Established in 1969, Plastic Components, the originator and designer of many innovative, time-saving PVC trims and accessories for the stucco, plaster, drywall, EIFS and DEFS industry celebrates its 50th year in business in 2019. For more information, visit plasticomponents.com/submittal-items.
McCain Walls
No need to sacrifice the environment over style and beauty. McCain Walls® sustainable Architectural Interior Panel systems instantly transform any space in a matter of minutes.
Our patented rail-hanging system simplifies the installation process, eliminates exposure to dangerous VOCs and silica dust, and offers:
Join us as we disrupt the 100-year-old drywall industry, saving the planet one wall at a time with our sustainable modular walls solutions.
For more information, visit mccainwalls.com/architectural-interior-panels.
STUC-O-FLEX®
WATERWAY™ - Rainscreen Drainage & Ventilation Mats create space for drainage and promote air circulation by convection. WaterWay consists of a polypropylene core of entangled filaments in thicknesses from a nominal 1/8 to 3/4 inch, depending on desired cavity space and cladding selection. The core is bonded to a Moisture Resistive Filter Fabric that functions like an additional layer of Weather Resistant Barrier. WaterWay Rainscreen’s are designed for Stucco, EIFS, Manufactured & Natural Stone, Fiber-Cement, Brick, Lap and Cedar Sidings and other Wall Cladding Systems.
For more information, visit www.stucoflex.com
TOTAL WALL
Need a fast and easy coating for rigid foam, ICF, concrete, brick, masonry blocks, drywall and more? Tuff II is pre-mixed in 5-gallon pails so you can pop the top and trowel or hopper spray it on without all that messy mixing. It’s an all-in-one acrylic coating tintable to a variety of beautifully textured colors that resist sun fade and mildew. Tuff II cures to a rock solid finish that protects against impact damage and will never chip or flake. Combine it with mesh for added durability and you’ve got the perfect solution for protecting and beautifying rigid foam and ICF walls.
For a free hands-on sample kit detailing this coating, visit totalwall.com.
Flex-Ability Concepts
The company has announced that its line of deflection clips, the Three Legged Dog, has expanded to include the following sizes: 1⅝-, 2½-, 3⅝-, 6-, 8- and 10-inch. Installation is extremely simple as the clip easily slips over the end of a stud before it is raised into place. No dropped clips, and the installer’s hands are both free.
For more information, visit flexabilityconcepts.com.
Full Circle International
The drywall sanding tools in the Full Circle Dust-Free Sanding System can be converted for use with either the provided pole or hand module. The complete Dust-Free Sanding System package includes the Radius360 Air Dust-Free Sanding Tool; the Flex Air Dust-Free Sanding Tool; a two-piece aluminum pole; a 12-foot vacuum hose assembly; a 2-foot flexible hose assembly with damper control; a generous assortment of sanding abrasives; and the necessary adapters and couplings to fit many commercial vacuums. For proper dust extraction, Full Circle recommends using a HEPA vacuum capable of providing a minimum 100 CFM of airflow.
For more information and video, visit fullcircleinternational.com.