Both mortar joints and rubber seals can be used for connecting concrete pipes, depending on the project specifications and the client’s preference. The key difference between traditional mortar sealing and modern rubber seal systems lies in field labor requirements and the final quality of the installation.
With traditional mortar joints, most of the sealing work must be fabricated on site by field crews. Most leaks, infiltration, and structural failures result from workmanship issues, especially when crews work outdoors in changing weather conditions such as extreme temperatures, wet trenches, and shifting soil.
Reducing complex field work can help prevent future pipeline problems and lower on-site labor time and costs. High-quality rubber seals provide custom factory fabrication of all joint profiles—and optionally, custom gaskets—in-house under ideal factory conditions at a manufacturing facility.
Our project managers will review every pipe joint and connection detail on your project, and the rubber sealing components will be custom pre-fabricated, eliminating the need for complex sealing work in the field. The result is a better, more reliable installation using high-quality rubber seals, installed by our experienced team of professional, courteous crews.
