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Thermal Blankets

7 Nov

Thermal Blankets are an ideal way of cutting down on your heating costs, in winter time they help your concrete cure, and in summer they help protect the concrete from outside elements.

Our Thermal Blanket is Quilted, Stitched and Welded, to ensure not only durability, but also flexibility. Made from Heavy Duty Terylene reinforced PVC, filled with 2 layers of polyester fibre, this blanket ensures minimum heat loss, 95% heat retention, and at least 25% improvement on next day strengths.

Read more about our Thermal Blankets by going on our website and downloading a booklet

 

Top Tips:
· Use a fitted blanket to your concreting beds if you can
· Concrete creates its own heat so any blanket is better than nothing
· Use a specific concrete blanket if you can – hard wearing and heat retaining
· Never pour concrete in temperatures under 0° Celsius

Overview
A lot of concrete has not had a chance to properly cure. A cover helps create an environment in which the concrete has the chance to cure as ‘thoroughly’ as possible, which is vital, especially in those  early key stages of curing. Good curing means that the concrete is as hard as it possibly can be, it means that the cement you have used in your concrete is being used to its full potential. Ensuring your concrete cures well means that you can save money by using less cement, whilst achieving the same strength as the concrete was before using a blanket.

To download this booklet and many more go to http://www.armcon-online.com/pre-cast-user-guides/