Bitumen hot pour or cold applied?
Bitumen hot pour or cold applied?
(OP)
Aboveground cylindrical steel tank to sit on a concrete slab.
Tank has to be insulated at the bottom, by using foamglass.
Underneath of foam glass, planning to apply a coat of bitumen, as vapor barrier.
A video I found on youtube is recommending hot pour method.
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But I am exploring to use cold pour bitumen instead due to easier and safer.
Can anyone advise what are the pros and cons of both methods? Any concern I should be worried about?
Tank has to be insulated at the bottom, by using foamglass.
Underneath of foam glass, planning to apply a coat of bitumen, as vapor barrier.
A video I found on youtube is recommending hot pour method.
Link
But I am exploring to use cold pour bitumen instead due to easier and safer.
Can anyone advise what are the pros and cons of both methods? Any concern I should be worried about?
RE: Bitumen hot pour or cold applied?
How do you think it is "easier?"
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RE: Bitumen hot pour or cold applied?
* This is a Refrigerated liquid storage tank right? what is the design temperature ?
- Is this cold bitumen paint ? Similar to the following :
https://www.henkelpolybit.com/content/dam/uac/poly...
If so, these type of products waterbased and service temperature should not be less than [°C] -5 ..
What is the ambient temperature and design temp. of liquid content ? Is the slab elevated ?
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RE: Bitumen hot pour or cold applied?
But yes could be either.
Remember - More details = better answers
Also: If you get a response it's polite to respond to it.
RE: Bitumen hot pour or cold applied?
The cold bitumen paint I am referring to is this.
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Ambient: 38 deg C, design: 4 deg C, slab is 4 inches above ground.
"Easier" as in no need to find a bitumen boiler and not having to take the risk of getting burnt from the hot tar.
Anyway, I managed to get some input from the supplier, they prefer the hot pour method.
I guess the reason might be for hot pour, it will be able to fill deeper gaps, and no 'cold joint' in the event the area cannot be completed in one go.