Sealing indoors – choose the right sealant
Sealing indoors
Choosing the right sealant for your project matters for durability and for safety. We will help you choose the right product for sealing indoors.
Product selection guide
Which sealant should I choose?
Before you start, keep this in mind:
- Acrylic sealant shrinks back slightly as it dries
- Silicone sealant cannot be painted over
- Some products are made in several colours so that you can match them to the surface
- Construction sealant ESSEAL ESS1 carries 4 CE markings (facades, glazing, floors and wet rooms), so it is a good universal product
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Best choice |
Good choice |
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Acoustic sealing of openings and penetrations |
Construction sealant Akustik |
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Acoustic sealing of board elements |
Construction sealant Akustik |
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Fire sealing |
Firestop Linear |
Firestop Fire Foam 2K |
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Elastic joint |
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Sealing mouldings, cladding and architraves |
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Bonding and sealing a silicone strip |
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Floor joint (concrete floor) |
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Floor joint / joints between boards (wooden floor) |
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Flexible joint at frames, doors and windows |
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Paintable sealant |
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Movement joint in general |
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Carpentry sealing in general |
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Sealing and filling gaps and cracks |
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Sealing and bonding glass |
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Sealing plastic sheeting around plastic pipes |
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Sealing around pipes and penetrations |
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Sealing around pipe penetrations in wet rooms |
Sealing indoors – useful products
Acrylic sealant Flex is a highly elastic premium paintable sealant for use indoors and outdoors. Use standard acrylic sealant indoors where the joint does not have to take up large movements.
ESSVE Sealant ESS Seal ESS1 300 ml
ESSVE Sealant ESS Seal&Bond 300 ml
ESSVE Pool and glass silicone 300 ml transparent
ESSVE Sanitary silicone 300 ml transparent
ESSVE Acrylic Flex 25 - highly flexible universal decorator's sealant 300 ml grey
Acrylic sealant – carpenter's sealant
ESSVE Construction sealant Façade - highly elastic movement joints 300 ml whiteYou might also be interested in:
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A neat joint step by step
The information in this guide is for guidance only. Follow the manufacturer's technical data sheet and the applicable standards; if in doubt, contact us.