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Reasons to Choose SAFE Encasement
1. Significantly Reduces Downtime: Encasement of asbestos
is typically completed iin 10 to 30% of the
time needed for removal, replacement and drying of
new fireproofing insulation, thereby minimizing downtime,
relocation expenses and avoiding costly shut
down expenses for owners of buildings or operating
facilities. Significant
savings in time and associated expenses are also realized
when abating lead-based paint by encasement or using
encasement during mold remediation actions.
2. Faster and Safer: SAFE Encasement products contain “low or zero VOC’s" and
require minimal surface preparation. Little
or no disturbance of fibers (asbestos or fiber-glass)
or lead-containing materials. SAFE Encasement
materials adhere tenaciously, adding flexible strength
and a protective barrier that encloses and isolates the
hazardous surfaces.
3. Much Less Costly: Remediation or abatement
by encasement typically costs 50 to 80% less than
the cost of lead paint or asbestos removal and replacement. Encasement reduces
the removal and replacement costs for contaminated
building materials during mold remediation, by encasing physically
sound building materials that otherwise would need
to be removed.
4. Reliability and Protection: Encasement coatings
can be applied directly over many hazardous surfaces
as they stabilize and seal the hazardous
surface in-place, encasing (enclosing) without
disturbing these dangerous materials, while assuring a weather-tight surface with
field-proven long-term
performance.
5. Lowers Disposal Costs and Liability: One of the ongoing problems with
removal and disposal methods is that the owner is always
liable for the toxic materials regardless of where
and how they are disposed of. A properly applied SAFE
Encasement System can eliminate the owner’s cradle
to grave liability by encasing these hazardous
materials in-place behind a seamless, flexible,
durable protective jacket. Additional
examples of hazards where encasement has been successfully
used are arsenic, mercury, PCB's, and contaminated
fiberglass.
6. Suitable for Many Surfaces: Wood, plaster, cementitious, and
metal surfaces containing asbestos and/or lead paint
are stabilized, sealed and safely preserved without
adversely affecting the fireproof rating of the material
being encased. Exterior or interior walls, ceilings
or siding with cracked and flaking, peeling
paint surfaces are refurbished and refinished,
restoring appearance and esthetics to historical surfaces
and structures. Badly
corroded metal surfaces can be encased with a long-lasting
encasement system without the customary sandblasting.
7. Adds Weatherization and Insulation Qualities: A
finished encasement system adds significant value
to the property being abated, as encasement adds weatherization
qualities that meet Federal Weatherization Standards
(passed Federal Spec TT-C-555B Wind-Driven-Rain Tests). A
properly installed encasement coating system creates
a water vapor retarder film with a perm at
0.6, at a much lower cost than de- construction, installation
of a poly film layer, and reconstruction. Encasement
also reduces sound migration while preserving or enhancing
thermal insulation properties as UV is reflected.
8. Safe and Easy to Apply: Worker
training is greatly reduced because encasement coating
products are non-toxic, easy to apply and safe to use. Clean-up
is with water, the
finish coat can be supplied in virtually any color, and
all encased surfaces can be over-painted with
quality water-based paints.
9. Improves Air Quality: Installing a SAFE
Encasement system without disturbing hazardous fibers
and dust results in cleaner Indoor Air Quality and
a healthier working or living environment. The
remediation and prevention of mold and mildew development
on both new and old surfaces is achieved with a coating
that does not contain a pesticide (mildewcide) in most
cases, thereby avoiding potential allergic reactions
of building occupants to pesticides such as those used
in some mildew-resistant encapsulants.
10. Limited Warranty: All
properly applied SAFE Encasement products can be covered
by a 5, 10 or 20-year limited warranty.
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