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ISOLCOMER
BUILDING IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS
PHASE 1 FOR BUILDING OF MAX. 2/3 FLOORS WALLS MADE UP OF HOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS (HAVING THE SAME SHAPE AND OF THE SAME TYPE), BRICKS, TUFF BLOCKS, ETC.

CUTTING
The first phase of the process is cutting the wall subject to rising moisture with special machines that are produced only by COMER. Any cutting is performed at a few centimetres of distance from the wall. These machines are equipped with

"anti-dust" systems and with a device the makes it possible to adjust cutting both in height and in tilting and depth, so that they can carry out cutting also at very high thickness levels and "nonthrough" cutting, if you need to safeguard already existing coatings on one side of the wall. Cutting is necessary on supporting walls (perimeter and inner rooms) that are built directly on the foundations, because moisture rises exactly from these due to the capillarity phenomenon. The cutting operation is quite fast and, once it has been carried out, the wall is ready for the second phase of the work.

CLEANING / WASHING
During this phase, the cutting section is cleaned and wash to ease the insertion of the ISOLCOMER sheath and the subsequent filling with cement mortar. PHASE 2 into the wall cut a sheet of the ISOLCOMER sheath. It has the function to prevent the moisture from rising, thus creating a resisting barrier against rising moisture.
Impermeable plate Wall Mortar

INSERTION OF THE ISOLCOMER SHEATH

It is the most important phase of the process and it is carried out by inserting

Cut of a wall by means of the suitable wall-cutting machine EDIL T.

Example of ISOLCOMER sheath inserted in a wall.

Cutting section with overlapping plates

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PHASE 3

WEDGING
At this point, it is important to insert by pressure the anchoring wedges made in plastic material (COMER patent). These wedges show holes with an insertion channel for mortar and have the triple function to compress it, insert definitively the insulating sheet into the cut and give temporary stability to the wall before the complete drying. The wedge insertion takes place by pressure, using the intended wedge driver.

The mortar in excess will be ejected automatically when inserting the insulating material.

Insertion of wedges in a wall

PHASE 4

FILLING WITH ADDITIVE-TREATED CEMENT MORTAR

The sheet of insulating material is loaded with pre-mixed anti-shrinking cement mortar in order to complete fill the cut. Mortar is inserted from both sides of the insulating material (above and below). The mortar can be inserted into the cut with an injection system. The mortar is forced by injection into the cut by using a pneumatic COMER pump.

Insertion in the cut of the additive-treated cement mortar.

PHASE 5

FINAL SEALING AND PLASTER RESTORATION

The plaster of the walls above the cut is restore by using our ready additivetreated aeroplastic COMER 200 mortars that let the wall transpire thanks to an osmotic process.

MATERIAL CERTIFICATION

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IGROSTOP
BUILDING IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS
FOR BUILDING OF MORE THAN 2/3 FLOORS WITH ANY HETEROGENEOUS AND VERY THICK WALL (BEYOND 60 CM).

CLEANING / WASHING TESTED

During this phase, the cutting section is cleaned and wash to ease the insertion of the ISOLCOMER sheath and the subsequent filling with cement mortar. PHASE 2

Many shear tests with seismic simulation have been carried out after the execution of our system.

FILLING WITH ADDITIVE-TREATED CEMENT MORTAR

Mortar is inserted into all the cutting section. The mortar can be inserted into the cut with an injection system. The mortar is forced by injection into the cut by using a pneumatic COMER pump. The mortar in excess will be ejected automatically when inserting the insulating material.

PHASE 1

Injection of the mortar into the cut by means of the COMER pneumatic pump.

CUTTING
The first phase of the process is cutting the wall subject to rising moisture with special machines that are produced only by COMER. Any cutting is performed at a few centimetres of distance from the wall.

PHASE 3

INSERTION OF THE IGROSTOP PLATE

It is the most important phase of the process and it is carried out by inserting into the wall cut the first IGROSTOP stripe and by adding the others in sequence through the suitable hinges. It has the double function to prevent the moisture from rising, thus creating

Cut made on a two-headed brick wall with the wall-cutting machine EDIL T.

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a resisting barrier against rising moisture and to create a barrage of walls, by making the structure safer in case of earthquake.

PHASE 4

PHASE 5

WEDGING
This phase is not compulsory with IGROSTOP, because this system is already a locking one, but we recommend its use for the critical points of the structure.

FINAL SEALING AND PLASTER RESTORATION

The plaster of the walls above the cut is restore by using our ready additivetreated aeroplastic COMER 200 mortars that let the wall transpire thanks to an osmotic process.

Coupling of two Igrostop plates by means of a hinge connection.

SOME EXAMPLES

In the corners and intersections where the section bar direction changes, a special joint is applied.

Building made up of more than three floors. Detail of a corner structure with arcades. Cutting carried out at alternated steps of 30 and 50 cm.

Insertion of an Igrostop plate into the cut.

Ins ertion of a wedge by means of the suitable wedge driver.

CERTIFICATIONS - TESTS

Masonry and wainscot made in bricks. Cut at the level of the inner floor

Masonry in mixed stone: in bags and blocks. Underneath reinforcement wall in concrete blocks, cut at the outer level of the ground.

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EDIL T
ELECTRIC WALL CUTTING MACHINES
For restoration of buildings for rising dampness, suitable cutting tuff masonry or mortar joints of bricks or cement blocks.

EDIL T8
ON CARRIAGE Automatic feed. Cutting depth 50 cm. Chain rotation motor: 3600 W - 380 V - 5 HP 1400 rpm. Feeding motor: 370 W - 380 V - 0,5 HP - 1400 rpm with reduction gear. Standard equipment Bar with stellite tip 50 cm. Widia chain pitch 404 - 1,6 - 68, links, thickness 8 mm.

EDIL T60 (T10)

ON CARRIAGE Automatic feed. Cutting depth 60 cm. Chain rotation motor: 3000 W - 380 V - 4 HP 1400 rpm with reduction gear a 350 rpm. Feeding motor: 370 W - 380 V - 0,5 HP - 1400 rpm with reduction gear. Standard equipment Bar with roll 60 cm. Widia chain pitch 20 mm - 44 links, thickness 13 mm.

EDIL T80 (T20)

ON CARRIAGE Automatic feed. Cutting depth 80 cm. Chain rotation motor: 3000 W - 380 V - 4 HP - 1400 rpm with reduction gear a 350 rpm. Feeding motor: 370 W - 380 V - 0,5 HP - 1400 rpm with reduction gear. Standard equipment Bar with roll 80 cm. Widia chain pitch 20 mm - 54 m links, thickness 13 mm.

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ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONS

Stellite bar Ideal for cutting materials to be fixed. Cutting adjuster Reversible to the right or to the left CHAIN PINIONS

Chain pinion EDIL M1 - T8

Bar with roll* Ideal for cutting fixed materials (door, windows, etc.) or cutting with bar completely driven in the material.

Oil e20lub High-viscosity oil for the chain high duration.

Chain pinion EDIL T10 - T20

Roll with spare bar It allows a higher duration of the bar with roll.

Greaser for roll For a higher duration and a correct lubrication of the roll.

Electric saw chain pinion E25 - E30

(*) The bar with roll increases the chain duration and the machine life.

WIDIA CHAINS
PITCH 404

EF
Soft materials Suitable for tuff, gas concrete, Siporex, Ytong and foamed cellular materials. Double tooth chain, pitch 404 - 1.6. Cutting thickness 8 mm.

MM*
Mean-hard materials Suitable for thermal insulating tiles type Poroton, Alveolater or the like, blocks in foamed clay, concrete type Leca and the like. Double tooth chain, pitch 404 - 1.6. Cutting thickness 8 mm.

MM

CHAIN

Mean-hard materials Suitable for medium-hard concrete, like heavy Poroton, ideal for cutting joints having the same thickness of the mortar for insulation works or openings. (*) The MM and GM chains show a reinforced chain support to bear the higher chain stress.

DS
Soft materials - High speed Suitable for cutting soft materials, ideal for the field cutting of these materials and the opening of doors, windows and spaces. Double tooth chain, pitch 404 - 1.6. Cutting thickness 8 mm.

GM*
Mean-hard materials - High speed Suitable for mean-hard tiles type hard Poroton, ideal for cutting joints in mortar thickness for insulation works or space opening. Double tooth chain, pitch 404 - 1.6. Cutting thickness 8 mm.

WIDIA CHAINS
PITCH 1/2 For cutting light building materials for modifications, openings, adjustments and restoration. Ideal for horizontal cutting with wheeled machines. Double toothed chain pitch 1/2 - 1.6. Cutting thickness 10 mm.

WIDIA CHAINS
PITCH 20 mm For cutting light building materials, modifications, openings, adjustments and restoration. Double toothed chain pitch 20 mm. Cutting width 13 mm.

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WEDGES
FOR ANCHORING
BIG WEDGE They are produced with differentiated thickness by using thermal hardening resins. They have a high resistance to traction, shocks, pressure and compression. They have been specifically tested to guarantee production standards that are suitable for wedging needs. Suitable holes and grooves make it possible to obtain a mortar better cohesion and the big variety of the produced sizes makes it possible to use them in different types of walls. For the chain 404 use wedges with thickness 6.5 - 7.5 - 8.5 mm. For the chain 1/2" use wedges with thickness 8.5 - 10 - 11 mm. For the chain 20 mm use wedges with thickness 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 mm.
6,5 7,5 8,5 10 11 12 13

MEDIUM WEDGE

THICKNESS A Small wedge 74 x 102

SMALL WEDGE

B Medium wedge 132 x 100 C Big wedge 132 x 250

INSULATION MATERIALS
They are made up of plastic materials in reinforced polyester resins with fibre glass or pure plastic and are specifically used to insulate walls from rising moisture. Our insulating materials have a high resistance to traction, bending and compression and have been tested for their use.

MOISTURE REMOVING PLASTER

Pre-mixed powder mortar for plasters, to be added with water. Use after mechanical cutting to restore the plaster. Inhibits the moisture bridge which is typical of a normal plaster. 25-kg package

COMER-SAL SALT INHIBITOR

Neutralisation substance of hygroscopic salts which are present on the wall surfaces. Use 1 kg per 3/4 sqm 4-kg package

INSULATING MATERIALS FOR HORIZONTAL APPLICATIONS

ISOLCOMER smooth, thick. 1.2 mm Available in roll (l.m. 40x1 m) of 40 m2 ISOLCOMER bi-sanded, thick. 2.3 mm Available in roll (l.m. 20x1 m) of 20 m2

MM65
MIXER FOR MORTAR, ADHESIVE, RESIN Single-phase motor with reduction gear 230 V - 50 Hz - 500 W Motor speed 1400 rpm Mixed blade speed 105 rpm Equipped with: tank of 65 litres

INSULATING MATERIALS FOR CURVILINEAR APPLICATIONS

ISOLCOMER flex, thick. 1.5 mm Available in roll (l.m. 30x1 m) of 30 m2 ISOLCOMER flex, thick. 2 mm Available in roll (l.m. 30x1 m) of 30 m2
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MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES FOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENT

PROFESSIONAL CHAIN-BREAKER AND RIVETING MACHINE ON STAND
Separate breaker made of galvanised sheet iron, made up of a working table adjustable in height and by 4 detachable feet for reducing volume. Indispensable to repair, shorten and connect again chains. Equipped with: chain breaker chain breaker point 404 riveting machine chain riveting point 404 spring-adjustable anvil to lock the chain

CUT CLEANING HACKSAW

WIDIA CUTTER FOR INSULATING MATERIAL

CHAIN BREAKER ON STAND

Indispensable to shorten the chain. To be fixed with 2 screws on a working bench. Equipped with: anvil chain breaker point 404

RIVETING MACHINE ON STAND

Indispensable to connect again the Widia chain. To be fixed with 2 screws on a working bench. Equipped with: chain riveting point 404

WEDGE DRIVER

SCISSORS CUTTING BENCH FOR INSULATING MATERIALS

Indispensable to cut the sheets of insulating material from the roll in a precise way, thus avoiding wastes. Through two suitable handwheels, it is possible to adjust the wished dimension and afterwards, by using the suitable lever, you can lock the sheet, avoiding any movement of the same.

ANTI-SLIP RUBBER KNEE-PADS

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