Thermal Insulation System (EIFS)

Challenges in EIFS Mortar Formulation

EIFS: Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems, Construction professionals often encounter common issues:

  • Water retention limitations affecting mortar consistency.
  • Adhesion challenges between layers or to substrates.
  • Workability concerns, leading to uneven application.
  • Cracking risks, particularly under temperature changes.

 

Celotech Solutions

Celotech provides specialty cellulose ethers, fibers, and polymer powders to address these core issues:

  • Cellulose ethers (HPMC, MHEC, HEC, CMC) – improve water retention, consistency, and workability.
  • Redispersible polymer powders (RDP) –form a film to achieve a better bonding on substrate and improve the flexibility of render.
  • Cellulose fibers – support crack resistance and improved mortar toughness.
  • Calcium formate – to accelerate the process of the hydration process of cement.
  • Starch etheradjust the rheology of mortar to improve the anti-slip and workability.

Recommended Formulation

EIFS Layer / Functional Role Celotech Product Key Function
Adhesive / Base Layer HPMC (Celopro® VX, Celopro® MK, Celopro® ME) Improves water retention, flow, and workability
Adhesive / Base Layer MHEC (Celopro® MH) Enhances consistency and open time for dry-mix mortars
Adhesive / Base Layer Vinabond® Increases adhesion and flexibility
Reinforcement / Crack Control Layer Cellulose Fiber (Celofiber®) Provides crack resistance and improves mortar toughness
Reinforcement / Finishing Layer HEC(Celopro® HLB) / CMC (Celopro® CS) Maintains water retention and smooth finish during application
Early Strength / Hydration Aid Calcium Formate (Quickset®) Speeds early cement hydration and initial strength development

The Advantages of EIFS Additives

Integrating Celotech additives into EIFS mortars brings:

  1. Improve water retention: Good water retention is a good guarantee for hydration of cement and the strength of mortar mainly depends on cement.
  2. Increase adhesion strength: Adhesion strength is the fundamental characteristic and the most important characteristic in CTA. CTA with higher adhesion strength can be applied for big sized tiles, heavy tiles and tiles with low water absorption.
  3. Improve flexibility:Good flexible can help putty to applied on different substrate that will vibrate and deform.
  4. Improve impact resistance: Impact resistance is a criterion for assessing durability.Good impact resistance can avoid cracking and detachment problems caused by impact.

Applications

  • EIFS adhesive layer
  • Reinforcement layer
  • Decorative and finishing mortar layers
EIFS

Recommended Products

Product Grade Recommend application Character
 

Cellulose ether

Celopro® MK70M Common High viscosity
Celopro® MK50M Render Medium viscosity
Celopro® MT6510 Light-weight High viscosity
 

RDP

Vinabond® N511 Adhesive Rigid(Vac/E)
Vinabond® N515 Common Neutral (Vac/E)
Vinabond® N516 Render Flexible(Vac/E)
Starch ether Stargel® ST300 Common HPS
Stargel® ST600 Common HPS
Cellulose fiber Celofiber® CF300W Common 300um,white colour
Early strength agent Quickset® S98 Common Calcium formate

 

Product Character Grade Adhesive Render Decorative Mortar Light-weight
 

Cellulose ether

High viscosity Celopro® MK70M ●●● ●● ●● ●●●
Medium viscosity Celopro® MK50M ●● ●●● ●●
High viscosity Celopro® MT6510 ●● ●● ●●●
 

RDP

Rigid(Vac/E) Vinabond® N511 ●●● ●●
Neutral (Vac/E) Vinabond® N515 ●●● ●● ●● ●●●
Flexible(Vac/E) Vinabond® N516 ●●● ●●
Starch ether HPS Stargel® ST300 ●● ●●● ●● ●●
HPS Stargel® ST600 ●●● ●● ●● ●●●
Cellulose fiber 300um,white colour Celofiberr® CF300W ●● ●●● ●●
Early strength agent Calcium formate Quickset® S98 ●●● ●●● ●● ●●●

 

Our Service

“Global Quality Assurance at Celotech”

Every employee at Celotech is committed to the pursuit of excellence in quality performance. Our company has set up application laboratories in many countries to ensure the stability and quality control of each batch of goods. We use professional instruments such as Halogen Moisture Meters, High-temperature Muffle Furnaces, Spectrophotometers and Brookfield viscometers to accurately test the moisture, ash, transmittance and viscosity of HPMC, HEMC, HEC and CMC products, which greatly improves production efficiency and greatly reduces the defective and unqualified rates.

“Customized services”

Every salesperson has received professional training and possesses rich professional knowledge;

We havea technical team to provide deeper services to supply customized solutions for customers;

We can provide product knowledge training to help customers better promote the market.

“High-Quality Chemicals with Free Samples”

Celotech is committed to providing high-quality construction chemicals to customers around the world. Our products include cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, etc., which are widely used in architectural coatings, dry-mix mortars and other fields. As an international company committed to innovation and quality, we understand the importance of sample testing when selecting new products. To help customers better evaluate the performance of our products, Celotech provides free samples for you to test in actual applications.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The full name of EIFS is External Insulation Finishing System.

EIFS is an external, adsorption type thermal insulation dry mortar external wall insulation system

1. Excellent Thermal Insulation: Utilizes high-density polystyrene foam and fiberglass mesh to effectively reduce indoor and outdoor temperature differences.
2. Outstanding Waterproofing: Features a waterproof layer to ensure wall protection in harsh weather conditions like rain, snow, and frost.
3. Attractive Decorative Effect: Offers smooth, crack-resistant surfaces that support diverse architectural styles, ensuring durability and aesthetic appeal.
4. Industrial Production: Employs advanced assembly line production for stable quality, standardized specifications, and easy installation.
EIFS  mainly consists of the following parts: insulation layer, bonding layer, reinforcement layer, and decorative layer.

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