LARSEN Weld-Crete® GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS 4. General 4.4 PRODUCT HANDLING 2. Deliver Weld-Crete® to job in original container with seals unbroken and use without reducing bi. Materials Storage: Protect Weld-Crete® rom freezing. Store in a cool dry pace 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 8, Ar and surface temperatures must be above freezing during application of Wed. Crete®. 2. Products 2: MATERIALS 4. Bonding Agent Weld-Crete® (Show bonding agent in cross section dtl) 3. Execution 4.1 SURFACE PREPARATION 2. Surfaces to receive Wel-Crte® MUST BE CLEAN, fee from tose material, cst, dit, i, ease wat, 1088 pai, mie, rs, tance o¢ sflerescene. If preparing an ad conte foor sure (ste trowel fst), mechaicaly sarfy the siae ang folon wth an acd wash and treroughly rinse with clean water. An economical method for cleaning conte Fact sutaces is to use 10% mura acid soltonfolowed by 0 thorough washing. Cegreasing sents such #8 Varo area fective, Surfaces lo receive Weld Crete MUST BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND. On rely pled conte foors to recave a bonded teppir, give the surface orate or broom fish Surfaces wih fom releasing agents cng compounds, hardeners and sealers must be compatible wth WeltCrete®. Gessy paiied surfaces should be dl wth an abrasive, Paint rust be firmly adhered to undesuace, Do not arly ore pals or mateals that ae soluble in wats. Do natal var Fazen concrete or pase surac. Wel-Crets® may be applied over dy of damp sues (kina al water puddles). Do not appy when hydrostati pressures presen in the substate, Suiaes should be inspected for excessive cracking and propel pared prior to pplication ofthe bonding agent 32 INSTALLATION 2. Application of bonding agent: Apply Welt-Crete® unforml, using brus, roller or spray, to form a continuous blue fim over enti surface. Alow to ‘ly one hour. EXCEPTION: FAST SET PATCHING CEMENTS AND GROUTS MUST BE APPLIED WHILE WELD-CRETE © FILM IS STILL TACKY. b. Inspection of Bonding agent Prior to placement ‘of cementitious topping, inspect bonding agent ‘application for continuity of bluefilm aver the entire bonding surace, Reapply Wel-Crete® over areas not saistactrly covered, Protect the applied fn ‘rom dit and debris until the resh concrete overlay i in place. Do not apply new concrete over frozen ‘Weld-Crete® 3.21 APPLICATION OF CONCRETE OVERLAY: Delayed toppings shall be over Weld-Crete® in Gia Weld-Crete® fe Weld-Crete* Brush, Roll, or spray with delayed timing as needed. 2 minimum of 12 inch thickness on suraces 2s shown and specified. Provide for butt joint at ‘adjacent edges. Alois must duplicate te joins in the substrate and all joints must be sealed against water penetration. Form isolation joints or cut with 2 dy vacuum sa, Cut contal joints not more than ‘one hal the depth ofthe concrete overlay. Remove standing water ftom newly bonded. concrete surfaces. Concrete toppings can be applied as soon as fm is dry or delayed a woek to 10 days with no effect on bond. Follow same application for concrete overlays on precast holowcore floor systems. See Figure 1. Follow Portand Cement Associaton standards. Folow accepted industry slandards for protection of newiy bonded concrete, o not use a “wet type saw to cut isolation joints ‘on newily-bonded concrete overlays, Seal all oints against water penetration 3.2.2 BONDED CONCRETE SHEAR WALL’ Prior to application of Weld-Crete® set all anchors on existing wall as shown and specified. Apply Weld Crete® as directed, then proceed with placement of reinforcing ste! erection offoms and placement of concrete. Sea al oints against water penetraton, 323 APPLICATION OF PORTLAND CENENT TERRAZZO: shall be over Weld-Crato® to surfaces as shown and specified. 1/2 inch Porland Cement Terazz0 Floring: Install terrazzo divding strips prior to application of Weld-Crete® . Follow NTMA specications for monolithic terazz0 Do not allow standing water or wet materials to renain ‘on neuty bonded terazzo suraces, Seal all ints ‘against water penetration, 3.24 APPLICATION OF PORTLAND CEMENT PLASTER: shall be over Weld-Crete® to sulaces 2s shown and specifled. (NOTE: Portland cement plaster can be applied as soon as fm is dry or Gelayed a week to 10 days with no effect on bond.) ‘Seal al joints against water penetration. ‘a Two and Three Coat Applied: Apply scratch ‘coat @ minimum of 3/8 inch over Weld-Crete® on surfaces a8 shown and specified. (NOTE: De not soratch through to the Weld-Crete® fim.) Allow to dry 24 hours. Folow with second and third coat applicaions. Seal all joints against water penetration. b, Two Coat Spray Applied: Apply 2 tin dash coat by hand or spray over Weld-Crete® and allow dash to firm up and become hard. Apply fish coat 3/8 inch thick, Seal al joints against watar penetration, (NOTE: Weld-Crete® helps equalize sucion on vertical apolcations which produces amore uniform finish coat. For less than 38 inch thickness, fr to ‘Acrylic Admix 101) 3.2.5 APPLICATION OF MORTAR SETTING BEDS to receive ceramic te, recast terrazzo, ee, shal be a minimum of 3/8 thickness over Welt-Crete® ‘on surgaces as shown and specified. Sea al nts ‘agains! water penetration. $326 APPLICATION OF NON SHRINK FASTSET MORTARS AND GROUTS shall be over Wld- Cete® wie Wold Crete® fi ssi acy Sel all joins agent water penton. 3.2.7 APPLICATION FO BEDCOAT for Simulates Stone Finish (Marblectete) shall be @ minimum of {318 thickness over Weld-Crete® on surfaces as shown and specified. Seal! al joins against water penetration, Concrete floor with 1/2” to 2+” cement topping Casting vertical concrete existing concrete bonded concrete topping Weld-crete® WeldCrate® rw conerote existing concrete Portland cement plaster sie surface Welacree® scratch row porland cement plaster