PRODUCT DATA SHEET

SikaMur® InjectoCream-100
SILANE-BASED INJECTABLE DAMP PROOF COURSE (DPC) FOR RISING DAMP TREATMENT

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ▪ No need for preliminary watertight sealing around

the injection holes (as with pressure systems).
SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 is a new concept for the ▪ Fast to inject (no waiting times required to pump in
control of rising damp. SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 is a the material compared to pressure injection systems
water repellent cream, packed in a 600 ml sausage or and no refilling as with gravity fed injection systems).
300 ml cartridge. It is inserted into a series of holes ▪ Consistent application rate (easy to calculate the
drilled into a mortar course of the masonry by means amount of material that will be required).
of a simple application gun - no special injection pump ▪ Does not require a special expensive pump.
required. Once injected into the mortar course, ▪ Spillage & mess virtually eliminated from the site (no
SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 will diffuse within the problem with fluids flooding through party walls, cav-
damp wall to form a Damp Proof Course (DPC), will al- ities or service ducts).
low the wall to dry and block future rising damp. ▪ Concentrated formula with approx. 80 % active in-
SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 complies with the require- gredients (introduces a lower quantity of inactive car-
ments of WTA Guideline 4-4-04/D “Injection of ma- rier into the wall - much more effective results com-
sonry in order to avoid capillary moisture content”. pared to less concentrated materials).
▪ Low hazard, water based - non-caustic, non-flam-
USES mable - not injected under pressure.
▪ Very low wastage
SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 can be used to treat rising ▪ Small waste disposal
damp in almost all types of masonry walls: ▪ No risk of increased efflorescence (as with siliconate
▪ Solid brick walls rising damp treatments).
▪ Cavity walls
▪ Random form stone and rubble infill walls, etc. APPROVALS / STANDARDS
CHARACTERISTICS / ADVANTAGES ▪ Tested as product for the treatment of rising damp in
masonry by the Belgium Building Research Institute
▪ Easy to install (low risk for operative error, not so de- (Report ref. BE 407-695-057 dated 6th of July 2009)
pendent on operative skills). ▪ Tested according to WTA Guideline 4-4-04/D- Report
▪ 1-component, ready to use. No. M 1954/1 date 24th June 2014
▪ Fast to install (no ‘double drilling’, no waiting for li-
quid to penetrate under pressure or gravity).

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Chemical Base Silane based emulsion
Packaging 600 ml sausage (Boxes of 10 sausages)
300 ml cartridge (Boxes of 12 cartridges)
Colour White

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Shelf Life 12 months shelf life from date of production if stored properly in undam-
aged, unopened, original sealed packaging.
Storage Conditions Dry storage at temperatures from +5 °C up to +35 °C. Protect from direct
sunlight and humidity.
Density ~0,90 kg/l (20 °C)

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Consumption Number of sausages (in brackets: cartridges) required:
Length of Wall thickness
wall
110 mm 220 mm 330 mm 440 mm
10 m 1,5 (3) 3,0 (6) 5,1 (10,2) 7,0 (14)
20 m 3,0 (6) 6,0 (12) 10,2 (20,4) 13,0 (26)
30 m 4,6 (9,2) 9,0 (18) 15,3 (30,6) 21,0 (42)
40 m 6,1 (12,2) 12,0 (24) 20,4 (40,4) 28,0 (46)
Note: Variable site conditions can obviously cause variations in consump-
tion. Always allow at least an extra 10 % when estimating the quantity of
material required.
Ambient Air Temperature +5 °C min. / +35 °C max.

Injection works shall be carried out when the temperature does not drop
below 0 °C for at least 48 hours after application to allow the material to
diffuse optimally.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Cavity walls

Cavity walls may be treated from one side in a single
NOTES ON INSTALLATION operation or each side wall may be treated separately.
When undertaking the treatment from one side, drill
Drill holes completely through the selected mortar course, allow
For treatment to be effective, the correct volume of the drill bit to pass across the cavity and then drill into
SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 must be used. The system the other wall of brickwork to be within 40 mm of the
requires 12 mm diameter holes to be drilled at hori- opposite (rear) side. The viscosity of SikaMur® Injecto-
zontal centres no greater than 120 mm apart. The Cream-100 is such that it is possible to treat each side
depth of the holes required for various wall thick- wall from a single drilling operation. Always ensure
nesses is shown in the table below. For all other wall that the cavity is clear before treatment.
thickness, the depth of the holes shall be within 40 If each side wall is treated separately, treat each side
mm of the opposite side. wall as an individual solid brick wall.
Drill horizontally, directly into the mortar course,
preferably at the base ends of the bricks of the course Random stone and rubble infill walls
selected. Follow the mortar course at the appropriate selected
After the drilling operation, each individual hole needs level. If a stone is of a porous type, e.g. sandstone,
to be thoroughly cleaned using a clean compressed dry then the drilling can be made directly into the porous
air blower. stone. The variable thicknesses of stone walls and the
Depth of 12 mm diameter hole required for SikaMur® possibility of rubble infill dropping and blocking the in-
InjectoCream-100 in various thicknesses of wall: jection holes cause difficulties for any injection system.
Wall thickness Hole depth Horizontal spa- If these sorts of problems occur, either drill into 50 %
cing of the wall thickness, from both sides at a correspond-
110 mm 100 mm 120 mm ing height or drill additional holes, adjacent to the ob-
220 mm 190 mm 120 mm structed holes to ensure that an adequate volume of
330 mm 310 mm 120 mm SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 can be injected to form a
440 mm 420 mm 120 mm continuous Damp Proof Course.
SUBSTRATE PREPARATION
Solid brick walls
Solid brick walls can be treated from one single side in Where required remove skirting boards and/or
one operation. This will depend on the length of the render/plaster to identify and expose the original ma-
drill bit available. Drill the selected masonry mortar sonry and the appropriate mortar course to be
course at the prescribed centres to the appropriate treated. Measure the thickness of each wall to be
depth in accordance with the table above. treated. Set the depth gauge of the drill or apply tape
to the drill bit in order to identify the correct drilling
depth.

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APPLICATION METHOD / TOOLS VALUE BASE
Use of application gun All technical data stated in this Product Data Sheet are
▪ Press lever clasp release and pull pressure piston out based on laboratory tests. Actual measured data may
to the maximum position. vary due to circumstances beyond our control.
▪ Unscrew and remove delivery tube end of the
SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 gun.
▪ Insert SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 sausage or cart- LOCAL RESTRICTIONS
ridge into the barrel of the gun. Please note that as a result of specific local regula-
▪ Cut or puncture the visible end of the sausage or tions the performance of this product may vary from
cartridge. country to country. Please consult the local Product
▪ Replace the delivery tube end of the gun. Data Sheet for the exact description of the application
fields.
Injection
Insert the delivery tube of SikaMur® InjectoCream-100
application gun into the full depth of the pre-drilled
ECOLOGY, HEALTH AND SAFETY
hole. Squeeze the gun trigger and back fill each hole For information and advice on the safe handling, stor-
fully with SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 to within 1 cm age and disposal of chemical products, users shall refer
of the surface. When treating cavity walls from one to the most recent Safety Data Sheet (SDS) containing
side fill the holes completely in each side wall. Dispose physical, ecological, toxicological and other safety-re-
used sausages in a plastic bag and in accordance with lated data.
local regulations.

Making good of holes

LEGAL NOTES
All drilled holes shall either be plugged or filled and The information, and, in particular, the recommenda-
pointed over using appropriate Sika mortars. tions relating to the application and end-use of Sika
products, are given in good faith based on Sika’s cur-
Replastering rent knowledge and experience of the products when
In common with all remedial damp proof course sys- properly stored, handled and applied under normal
tems the adequate removal and correct replastering of conditions in accordance with Sika’s recommenda-
internal salt contaminated plaster is an essential re- tions. In practice, the differences in materials, sub-
quirement. Use SikaMur® Dry mortar for this replaster- strates and actual site conditions are such that no war-
ing work. Refer to the relevant data sheet and method ranty in respect of merchantability or of fitness for a
statement. particular purpose, nor any liability arising out of any
legal relationship whatsoever, can be inferred either
LIMITATIONS from this information, or from any written recom-
mendations, or from any other advice offered. The
▪ In all cases the new damp proof course shall be in- user of the product must test the product’s suitability
stalled in accordance with the relevant code of prac- for the intended application and purpose. Sika re-
tice, e.g. British Standard Code of Practice for “In- serves the right to change the properties of its
stallation of Chemical Damp Proof Courses” BS 6576 products. The proprietary rights of third parties must
(2005) be observed. All orders are accepted subject to our
▪ SikaMur® InjectoCream-100 has not been designed current terms of sale and delivery. Users must always
for surface impregnation applications and shall not refer to the most recent issue of the local Product Data
be used for this purpose. Sheet for the product concerned, copies of which will
▪ Some white surface stains may occur around the in- be supplied on request.
jection site. If these occur, simply brush them off
when dry.

SIKA LIMITED SIKA IRELAND LIMITED

Watchmead Ballymun Industrial Estate
Welwyn Garden City Ballymun
Hertfordshire, AL7 1BQ Dublin 11, Ireland
Tel: 01707 394444 Tel: +353 1 862 0709
Web: www.sika.co.uk Web: www.sika.ie
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