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Coverage rates for this product depend on mix design, substrate conditions, and application method. For accurate quantities, we recommend speaking with our sales team before ordering.
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Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admix is suitable for all forms of cementitious construction and products. Moxie Shield 1800 creates a complex chemical reaction by converting the by-products of cement hydration into a higher density cementitious material creating an impermeable substrate. The unique chemistry of Moxie Shield 1800 forms an integral colloidal gel membrane prior to initial set. These colloidal gels eliminate the formation of capillary pathways and restrict the rapid evaporation of surface water. Moxie Shield 1800 increases freeze-thaw durability and becomes an integral curing compound.
IBC, SEC 1911 – EPA 24 VOC – EPA Marine – NCHRP 244 – ASTM C494 – UDOT USDA approved for use in food processing areas. Complies with OSHA 29 CFR- -1910.1200.
Moxie Shield 1800 is available in 1 gal (3.8 L) and 5 gal (18.9 L) pails, 55 gal (208 L) drums and 275 gal (1041 L) totes.
“…we have been recommending the Moxie products…for the past 12 years. In over a hundred slabs where this product has been utilized based on our recommendations, we have never experienced moisture migration through the treated slab.”
John Youngdahl, P.E.
Principal Engineer
Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admix is suitable for all forms of cementitious construction and products. Moxie Shield 1800 creates a complex chemical reaction by converting the by-products of cement hydration into a higher density cementitious material creating an impermeable substrate. The unique chemistry of Moxie Shield 1800 forms an integral colloidal gel membrane prior to initial set. These colloidal gels eliminate the formation of capillary pathways and restrict the rapid evaporation of surface water. Moxie Shield 1800 increases freeze-thaw durability and becomes an integral curing compound.
IBC, SEC 1911 – EPA 24 VOC – EPA Marine – NCHRP 244 – ASTM C494 – UDOT USDA approved for use in food processing areas. Complies with OSHA 29 CFR- -1910.1200.
Moxie Shield 1800 is available in 1 gal (3.8 L) and 5 gal (18.9 L) pails, 55 gal (208 L) drums and 275 gal (1041 L) totes.
“…we have been recommending the Moxie products…for the past 12 years. In over a hundred slabs where this product has been utilized based on our recommendations, we have never experienced moisture migration through the treated slab.”
John Youngdahl, P.E.
Principal Engineer
All equipment should be appropriate and suitable in accordance with the requirements of ASTM C94 Specifications for Ready Mixed Concrete. Ensure all concrete is prepared and placed in accordance with ACI 304 Measuring, Mixing, Transporting and Placing Concrete.
Moxie International always recommends trial batching when using additional admixtures. If other admixtures are specified, please see Moxie Chemical Interactions Technical Bulletin #18-103.
Note: contact the moxie technical department (844) 845-1975 with any additional questions. Take necessary safeguards and precautions. Provide adequate protection for finished product during the first 72 hours against freezing or 7 days in high temperatures.
All equipment should be appropriate and suitable in accordance with the requirements detailed in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) guidelines.
Moxie International always recommends trial batching when using additional admixtures. If other admixtures are specified, please see Moxie Chemical Interactions Technical Bulletin #18-103.
15 oz. per 94 lb. sack of cement, or 16 oz. per cwt (1040 ml/100 kg) of cementitious materials (50 oz. minimum per yd3). Include any other cementitious materials, such as fly ash, in the calculation. Do not exceed a 0.52 w/(c+p) ratio regardless of slump. Reduce batch water gallons by the same amount of Moxie Shield 1800 Admixture that was added.
Note: contact the moxie technical department (844) 845-1975 with any additional questions. Take necessary safeguards and precautions. Provide adequate protection for finished product during the first 72 hours against freezing or 7 days in high temperatures. Always manufacture precast concrete within precast/prestressed concrete institute (pci) guidelines.
Prior to use, we would recommend consulting the product label, product technical data sheet, and SDS sheet. For your benefit, this information is included below.
Yes. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture has a dedicated CSI Specification Sheet for straightforward inclusion in project specifications. It satisfies above-grade and below-grade waterproofing requirements across all cementitious construction types — slabs, walls, foundations, precast elements, and more. Because protection is integral to the concrete matrix, it can eliminate the coordination complexity of separate membrane or topical systems.
No. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture does not alter the surface appearance of concrete. It is compatible with integral stains and color additives (note: color must be integral; topical color should be applied within a day or two). For decorative applications including stamped concrete, it actually improves workability and acts as a release aid — a functional bonus, not a constraint.
Yes. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture is water-based, zero VOC, and contributes to LEED points. A dedicated LEED documentation sheet is available to support your submittal pack- age.
Depending on the design, it can replace physical vapour retarders, waterproofing membranes, shrinkage-reducing admixtures, and hardeners and curing agents — dramatically simplifying wall section and slab detail coordination. Fewer products mean fewer trades, fewer interfaces, and fewer points of failure.
Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture is an enhanced sodium silicate concrete densifier. During cement hydration it reacts within the matrix to form insoluble solids that fill and eliminate capillary voids — the primary pathways for moisture, chloride, and sulfate ingress. The result is zero detectable water transmission at pressures up to 200 psi. There are no membranes, coatings, or secondary systems involved.
By eliminating capillary pathways, Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture prevents chlorides from reaching reinforcing steel — effectively eliminating the need for epoxy-coated rebar in most applications. Note: any exposed bar caps or ends remain temporarily shielded but should still be considered in corrosion-sensitive exposure conditions.
Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture meets the ASTM C494 specification as a Type S admixture. Supporting technical data includes freeze-thaw durability documentation, Tabor/Abrasion testing confirming densification, compressive strength, and project-specific mix design data. Technical data is available on request from the sales and engineering team.
Maximum water/cement ratio is 0.52. Dosage rate is 11 oz. per 100 lbs. cwt of cementitious materials. The admixture replaces an equal volume of batch water. Compressive and flexural strength outcomes are mix-design dependent; higher strength results have been confirmed across documented projects. Consult Moxie’s technical department for other mix design questions.
Rather than increasing curing temperature, Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture decreases thermal transmission — creating a temporary thermal barrier that minimizes heat loss or gain during the curing period. This reduces the moisture differential between the top and bottom of slabs, which helps control curling.
Yes. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture shuts down the mechanism that causes Alkali Silica Reactivity (ASR) and reduces plastic shrinkage cracking caused by rapid surface evaporation — two of the most common long-term durability risks in reinforced concrete.
Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture is added at the batch plant, replacing an equal volume of batch water. There is no on-site mixing, no secondary application step, and no additional labor once the mix is designed. It arrives in the truck, ready to place.
Positively. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture acts as a pumping aid — lubricating the mix and reducing line pressure. The slump may appear lower by measurement (e.g. 3” to 31⁄2” on the cone), but actual workability behaves like a higher 5” slump mix. The material is thixotropic, meaning it flows better under agitation. Finishing is easier, with reduced surface stickiness and more cohesive results.
Yes — in documented projects, Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture has eliminated the need for separate curing compounds, vapour retarder underlayment, and waterproofing membranes. Fewer products, fewer trades, cleaner sequencing.
Yes. It is water-based with zero VOCs, making it compliant for use in environmentally sensitive zones. Moxie has documented success in fish hatchery construction — among the more demanding aquatic environments for concrete performance.
It is added at the batch plant in liquid form, substituted for an equal volume of batch water. No new equipment is required. Add Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture into the mixer with 20% of the batch water before adding other ingredients. Dosage is 11 oz. per cwt of cementitious materials. It is compatible with all forms of cementitious construction — precast, cast-in-place, slab- on-grade, slab-on-deck, and architectural concrete products.
Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture replaces vapour retarder admixtures, shrinkage-reducing agents, and curing admixtures — meaning it typically simplifies your admixture program rather than adding to it. Mix design consultation is available through Moxie’s technical department.
Strength outcomes are mix-design dependent. An ultimate strength increase should be expected. Cylinder compressive strength break histories from field batches — including Teichert data from 2015 — are available for technical review.
Produced in Loomis, California. Contact the Moxie sales team at (844) 845-1975 or sales@moxieinternational.com to discuss supply, logistics, and batch plant onboarding.
Concrete that fails from moisture infiltration — cracking, rebar corrosion, mold, flooring failure, structural degradation — is expensive to remediate and disruptive to operations. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture makes the concrete itself the waterproofing system, protecting the entire mass of the structure rather than relying on surface coatings or membranes that can fail at seams, joints, or penetrations. That means lower lifecycle costs, longer intervals between major repairs, and infrastructure that performs for generations.
The net benefit is positive across all documented projects. Savings come from elimination of sepa- rate waterproofing products, reduced vapour barrier labor, simplified construction sequencing, and — most significantly — dramatically extended service life. A dedicated Cost-Benefit Analysis docu- ment is available to support your capital planning process.
Moxie has over 50 years of field performance with no documented failures across residential, com- mercial, industrial, civil, and public infrastructure projects. Applications include tunnels, bridges, dams, levees, airports, arenas, water retention structures, and pools. Project examples and references are available on request from Moxie’s sales team at (844) 845-1975 or sales@moxieinternational.com.
Yes. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture is specifically engineered for environ- ments where concrete must resist hydrostatic pressure, chloride exposure, and sustained moisture — making it ideal for water retention structures, pools, dams, levees, marine wharves, and waterfront infrastructure. It is zero VOC and safe for aquatically sensitive environments.
Yes. Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture has a dedicated CSI Specification Sheet formatted for Division 03 — Concrete. It is written to drop into Section 03 30 00 (Cast-in-Place Con- crete) or equivalent sections for precast and specialty concrete applications. The specification lan- guage supports both prescriptive and performance-based approaches.
Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture is the only vapour-proofing admixture on the market — competing products reduce water and vapour transmission but do not achieve true im- permeability. Specify zero detectable water transmission at up to 200 psi, elimination of capillary pathways, and ASTM C494 Type S compliance. Competitors who cannot demonstrate equivalent test performance cannot substitute. Moxie’s technical team can provide model specification language.
Available technical documentation includes: ASTM C494 Type S approval, freeze-thaw durability test data, Tabor/Abrasion testing, compressive strength break histories from field batches, and project-lev- el performance records spanning 50 years. All documentation is on file and provided upon request.
Moxie Shield 1800 Concrete Waterproofing Admixture can replace physical vapour retarders and barriers (Division 07), waterproofing admixtures, shrinkage-reducing agents, and curing compounds. Specifying it as an integral admixture consolidates moisture protection into Division 03, potentially eliminating or simplifying related sections and reducing interface coordination risk.
Both approaches are viable. A performance-based spec can call for: zero measurable water trans- mission at 200 psi, elimination of capillary voids via reactive silicate chemistry, ASTM C494 Type S compliance, and maximum 0.52 w/c ratio. Because no other product simultaneously meets all these thresholds, this effectively functions as a sole-source basis of design.
Yes. Moxie can provide references from architects, specifiers, structural engineers, general contrac- tors, and batch plants across residential, commercial, industrial, civil, and public infrastructure sec- tors. Project documentation is also available at moxieinternational.com/projects/
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CSI Specification Sheet — Division 03, Section 03 30 00 ready
ASTM C494 Type S Approval — Testing documentation
LEED Documentation Sheet — Point calculation and certification support
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) — Full ingredient and handling information
Freeze-Thaw Durability Data — Long-term performance testing
Tabor/Abrasion Test Results — Densification confirmation
Compressive Strength Break History — Teichert 2015 cylinder data
Cost-Benefit Analysis — Net positive ROI documentation
Project References — Architects, engineers, GCs, batch plants
UC Davis Project File — Curing compound elimination case study
Fish Hatchery Project File — Aquatically sensitive environment case study
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