If you’re looking for a quicker, easier way of pointing paved, flagged and other areas, Bond It has the perfect solution. Professional Builder catches up with the business as the new and exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of Geo-Fix.
Bond It is no stranger to innovation. Over the last two decades, the company has pioneered numerous advances in sealants, adhesives and building chemicals that have led to a quantum leap forward in terms of capability or performance.
“Our track record includes developing some of the very first hybrid sealants and adhesives” comments Kirstie Cooper, marketing manager at the business. “These innovative products utilise advanced polymer technology to offer the combined benefits of silicone and polyurethane sealants but with none of either material’s drawbacks.
“The recent addition of Geo-Fix to our range makes absolute sense because it’s of a similar ilk. We may not have developed this revolutionary jointing compound, but its next generation nature has massive synergy with our wider product portfolio.”
Industry insight
Geo-Fix was developed by paving expert, John Andrews and draws on his twenty plus years of experience spent working in this landscaping area. Available in an Original and All-Weather formulation, the product provides users with a superior means of pointing pavers, cobbles, flags, slabs, and stone setts.
Unlike other products which require the addition of water or the mixing of separate components, such as sand, cement and water, Geo-Fix is supplied pre-mixed and ready to use. This saves time, effort, and mess both in terms of preparation and cleaning up afterwards. Quick and easy to install, it is applied by simply brushing it into the joints and can be finished by compacting with a pointing tool.
Trials conducted with professional contractors highlighted just how effective Geo-Fix is at saving time and labour. They revealed that paved areas could be pointed twenty times faster than they could with traditional wet mortar.
“Geo-Fix®’s speed and ease of installation delivers major commercial advantages” explains Kirstie. “It saves on the labour costs of a project and the bigger the job, the bigger the savings. In addition, by making projects quicker to complete, Geo-Fix allows users to increase the amount of work they take on and the revenue they can make.”
The benefits
Other impressive benefits include the fact that its technical performance surpasses that of both wet mortars and of other dry mortars that use polymeric sand.
As an example, Geo-Fix cures more quickly and can reach full loadbearing capacity in hours rather than days. It also offers greater flexural and compressive strength and is non-staining if any excess is swept off surfaces after use.
Plus, as it is supplied vacuum packed in sealed foils, which are then placed into an outer tub, it offers an increased shelf life. The outer tub is also made using post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic, diverting waste from landfill.
The range even provides greater flexibility as to when work can be carried out. Geo-Fix Original can be used at temperatures down to – 5°C whilst Geo-Fix All Weather can be used in all conditions – including the wet. The latter is also ideal for porcelain paving, which is becoming increasingly popular due to its durability and ease of maintenance.
As porcelain paving is just 20mm thick, it’s essential that any jointing compound can still perform effectively in a joint with a dramatically reduced depth. Geo-Fix All Weather provides that capability and can be used in joints as shallow as 15mm.
To help the trade maximise the opportunities being created by the growing trend towards porcelain paving, Bond It will be introducing further specialist products over the coming months.
Summing up, Kirstie adds: “Geo-Fix is one of those mould-breaking developments that redefines expectations. Since adding it to the Bond It range, we’ve found that customers who try it wish they had discovered it sooner and are adamant that they won’t go back to using anything else.”
For further information on Bond It Geo-Fix visit Geo-Fix | Bondit (bonditgroup.com).
