Sealants and adhesives play a vital role in building and construction work. They are important tools for onsite developments and pivotal when it comes to in-home improvement projects too. From large scale housing or commercial developments to self-build and DIY renovations, choosing the right sealant or adhesive is absolutely critical. This is why professional builders and construction workers should ensure that they’re up to date with industry trends and technological innovations, and that they understand the wide range of uses of sealants and adhesives, to enable them to make the right choice.
When choosing a sealant or an adhesive, there are many factors to take into consideration, such as product use and the substrates needed for bonding. You should ask yourself: will it be used outside, around windows for instance, and therefore required to withstand sunlight, rain and both hot and cold temperatures? Or is it for use within a building for fixing tiles, shower panels or skirting boards? It’s important to think about the flexibility, versatility and durability of a sealant and also an adhesive. Will the sealant/adhesive be compatible with the substrates of the building structure? Not all adhesives can bond all substrates, which is why it’s vital to choose the right one.
As well as bond strength and substrate compatibility, grab strength is important too. Choosing the wrong one can spell disaster later down the line in a building project, so it’s vital to make the wisest choice at the start of a job.
The benefits of online merchants
An informed decision is essential, and this is where online retailing shows its worth. Online merchants can provide a varied range of adhesives and sealants, for a diverse range of building and construction jobs, offering discounts on product bundles, regular orders and deliveries over a certain amount. U-PRO, a growing e-tailer of trade tools and materials, is a popular choice for many professional builders, especially for items such as adhesives and sealants.
U-PRO offers a vast range of leading adhesive and sealants from established and well-known brands, as well as products from newer and up-and-coming labels. On the website, alongside each adhesive and sealant product sits a tailored description, up-close photos, key features of the adhesive or sealant and a specification, to help you make the right decision based on the requirements of the construction job.
Some of U-PRO’s bestselling sealants include the Soudal Exterior Frame Silicone, which is a fast curing, mould resistant sealant that’s ideal for use on a variety of frame materials including wood, PVCu, glass and metal. The Dowsil 786 Silicone Sealant is also a popular choice that’s designed to seal nonporous surfaces around showers, tubs, sinks and plumbing fixtures where conditions of high humidity and temperature extremes can be expected. In terms of adhesives, the Everbuild Pinkgrip is a favoured choice due to its incredible grabbing strength and revolutionary initial ‘Direct Bond’ that eliminates the need for double stick methods.
Pinkgrip is particularly well liked amongst builders and construction workers because it will stick to just about anything on a building site. It can be used indoors and outdoors and it adheres to nearly every building substrate. Suitable for use on both nonporous and porous surfaces, this adhesive has excellent external weathering properties too.
The Loctite 480 Instant Adhesive is also in high demand amongst U-PRO customers. It’s a rubber toughened adhesive with increased flexibility and peel strength that has enhanced resistance to shock, making it ideal for humid environments.
Personalised customer experience
U-PRO provides the latest products on the market, offers exclusive discounts, and advises professional builders and construction workers on the best products to use for their jobs.
With U-PRO’s U-SUBSCRIBE offering, you can place recurring, regular orders of items that you use day in, day out – like sealants and adhesives – saving on costs as well as ensuring that they are delivered when you need them.
As standard, customers receive free delivery when they spend £50 or more on items and can easily checkout and pay via their mobile phone with PayPal, ApplePay, GPay or ShopPay. Customers can also benefit from spreading the cost of their materials and supplies through PayPal Credit.
U-PRO also offers an ELITE membership package for those who want to benefit from a bespoke customer experience. ELITE members are given exclusive offers and discounts on evergreen popular items and access to exclusive products on the U-PRO website. As well as enjoying the best prices on products and free delivery on orders over £30, ELITE members receive cash credit with every purchase. There are also third-party benefits, including discounted tool insurance cover through U-PRO’s exclusive partnership with Rhino Trade Insurance. If ELITE members’ tools are lost or stolen, they receive replacements quickly, ensuring they don’t miss out on work. ELITE members are also added to U-PRO’s contractor finder, and a virtual business card for each member is created on the U-PRO website so customers can easily find them.
Online merchants such as U-PRO can provide that diverse range of quality trade tools and materials that a professional builder relies on to do their job and do it well. They are able to stock a wider range of products, ensure items purchased get to you as quickly as you need them to and provide cost savings too.
So why not consider online merchants when it comes to the tools of your trade? Save money, save time and source high quality, innovative products. Find out more at www.u-pro.co.uk
