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7. Warranty
DRY-BLOCK Admixtures carry a manufacturer’s
limited warranty of material specification com-
pliance. Refer to Grace Construction Product’s
Conditions of Sale for more information.
8. Maintenance
Figure 2: Normally, splitface CMUs are more prone to wicking than standard CMUs. With DRY-BLOCKª
None required.
throughout, the splitface CMU repels moisture and dries out rapidly after a rain; the standard CMU
remains moisture saturated.
9. Technical Services
contained in the following National Concrete the mortar joint. The use of DRY-BLOCK Mortar Technical sales representatives are available
Masonry Association (NCMA) documents: Admixture and proper tooling increase the throughout North America from Grace
• TEK 10-1 - Crack Control in Concrete Masonry watertight properties of the joint and provide Construction Products.
Walls resistance to water penetration. A well-tooled
• TEK 10-2 - Control Joints for Concrete concave joint profile has been shown by both 10. Filing Systems
Masonry Walls - Empirical Method the NCMA and the Brick Institute of America • Reed First Sourceª
• TEK 19-2 - Design for Dry Single-Wythe to provide the greatest resistance to water • Sweet’s Catalog Files
Concrete Masonry Walls penetration. Concave or vee profile tooling is • Additional product information is available
• TEK 19-4 - Flashing Strategies for Concrete recommended whenever DRY-BLOCK Mortar from the manufacturer.
Masonry Walls Admixture is used for exterior applications. • www.DryBlock.com
• TEK 19-5 - Flashing Details for Concrete Raked, Flush, Extruded, Struck, Beaded,
Masonry Walls Weathered or other joint profiles have poor
Consult the manufacturer’s representative or water resistance and are not recommended
website for details and specifications appli- for exterior applications.
cable to wall design selection for the DRY- Cleaning
BLOCK System. Excess mortar containing DRY-BLOCK should be
mortar joints removed from the face of the masonry units
The water repellency of mortar joints is a promptly. This is important, since standard
function of (1) the ability of the mortar to resist methods for removing hardened mortar such
water penetration, and (2) the geometry of as strong acids, sandblasting and high pressure
cleaning are harmful to masonry units and
DRY-BLOCK, MORTARD and MORSET are registered trademarks of W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. hopes the information here will be helpful. It is based upon data and knowledge considered to be true and accurate and is offered for the users’ consideration, investigation and verification, but
we do not warrant the results to be obtained. Please read all statements, recommendations and suggestions in conjunction with our conditions of sale, which apply to all goods supplied by us. No statement, recommenda-
tion or suggestion is intended for any use which would infringe any patent or copyright. W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., 62 Whittemore Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140. In Canada, Grace Canada Inc., 294 Clements Road West,
Ajax, Ontario, Canada L1S 3C6.
This product may be covered by patents or patents pending. Copyright 2005 W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. DB-2J 12/05 Printed in the U.S.A. 2.5M
SPEC-DATAª and MANU-SPEC ª are registered trademarks of Reed Elsevier Inc. The ten part SPEC-DATA format conforms to the editorial style
of The Construction Specifications Institute and is used with their permission. The manufacturer is responsible for technical accuracy. ©2008 Reed Construction Data. All Rights Reserved.