X-Seal for sealing your damp chimney

As a revolutionary multipurpose penetrating sealant and encapsulant, one of the many applications is the sealing of damp buildings (a damp chimney for example) where water has seeped into small crevices or entered unwanted areas through capillary action.

An application of X-Seal to a chimney or wall will prevent further water ingress into your home.  The ideal circumstance is to wait until the chimney or wall is as dry as possible, so preferably during a dry spell in the weather.  X-Seal will penetrate all voids where the water normally finds its way through and once in place, X-Seal will seal the brickwork preventing moisture from getting in.

The X-Seal system is so effective for a number of reasons:

1. X-Seal is anearobic meaning that any surface residue will evapourate leaving a clean, non-marked surface.
2. Following application, X-Seal will fill any voids usually penetrated by damp.  X-Seal will also encapsulate and control any mould within the structure.
3. X-Seal will stabilise the brickwork and mortar that it is applied to.  Crumbling, vulnerable mortar can be treated to give strength, stop further degradation and water penetration.

What makes X-Seal so good?

X-Seal is NOT a coating but a penetrating encapsulant.  Coatings will be absorbed to a certain degree by your chimney or wall but require regular applications to remain effective. X-Seal needs just one application.  In addition, X-Seal is environmentally friendly, is not effected by weather and does not coat surfaces but penetrates and seals.

How do you apply X-Seal to a damp chimney?

In most cases, degrading chimney stacks are caused by wear and tear from the elements which lead to tiny openings and failures in the integrity of its waterproofing capability.  Repairing a leaking chimney can cost several thousand pounds and causes great disruption with scaffolding and debris being evident during chimney renovation projects.

X-Seal will treat your chimney in around 2 hours and will be working once application is complete.  Costs are greatly lower than having to go to the expense of hiring builders to demolish or "make good" existing chimney stacks and with the short application time, you will hardly notice the work has happened.

When to use X-Seal to repair your leaking chimney stack

You can use X-Seal to repair damp in your chimney when water leakage is evident into your loft, you may have damp patches appear on internal chimney stack walls or even a trickle of water into your home.

If your chimney looks like the image below then your chimney stack is suffering from damp, with moisture penetration stemming from a damaged chimney.

X-Seal will strengthen your chimney stack too...

Applying X-Seal to your damp chimney stack will not only waterproof it but will also give you the added benefit of binding loose material together and strengthening weak mortar.  X-Seal develops the characteristics of the material surrounding it, binding and consolidating weak substrate to give a stronger overall structure.

Where can I buy X-Seal from?

Visit our online shop at www.x-seal.co.uk to view our range of products and applicators.

X-Seal for emergency car repairs - radiator leak stopped

Car number 66, a Jaguar XK120 participant in the Peking to Paris 2013 rally, and driven by Albert Bessudo and Bernard Joanin used X-Seal Acrylic-120C to stem a radiator leak.

The Rally commenced on the 29th May 2013, please see the drivers log below:

June 6th - "large leak on radiator. Clogged with 'magical' product and able to take to the road to next destination."

June 20th - "New small leak, we plugged with 'miracle' product. It seemed to hold. Until when?"

June 21st - "Having traveled a distance of 6,416km from the time of miracle repair, a pool of water was found under the car last night and proved that the leak from the radiator was much larger than first thought and that 'miracle' product had its limits".

June 29th - Rally finishes.

The magical / miracle product mentioned was infact X-Seal Acrylic 120C.  The leak was plugged with cotton wool, saturated in Acrylic 120C and held in place for a few minutes to cure.  Once cured the leak was completely plugged and gave an incredible 6,416km.

X-Seal Acrylic 120C is an invisible self penetrating acrylic sealant which can be used for car body and windows, engine block sealing, radiator leak repairs, burst hose sealing and is resistant to fuel, oil, antifreeze and brake fluid.

Visit our website at www.x-seal.co.uk for more details and to buy your sealant.