METHOD AND SEALING FOR A BUILDING JOINT AND SEALING ELEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to a method for sealing a building joint by introducing a sealing element (1) consisting of an at least partially open-celled, elastically recoverable foam material into the building joint, wherein the sealing element can expand from a compressed state into a partially or fully relaxed state because of the elastic recovery of the foam material and is provided with means influencing the expansion. In order to allow or promote the expansion of the sealing element (1), according to the invention a heating element is introduced separately from the sealing element into the building joint. The heating element is preferably applied to a foam material layer that is separate from the foam material of the sealing element. Independently therefrom, in order to allow or promote the expansion, the heating element can have a tubular or hose-shaped design, wherein the heating element is preferably designed to conduct hot air.