How Do I Know If I Need Waterproofing?
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How Do I Know If I Need Waterproofing?
Waterproofing your home is a sort of insurance against future damage, which will save you a bundle of money moving forward. However, failure to waterproof a home will often lead to various consequences like rot, moisture weakening the structure, or worse it can, collapse. Another very important factor to take into thought, Neglecting and not attending to roof leaks and waterproofing when its clearly visible that you are experiencing leaks is asking for major trouble especially when your property is insured and you try to put through a claim to cover all damages caused by heavy rains and storms. ( One of operations manager that has joined our team has been in the construction industry for many years and has also worked for a company that’s contracted to insurances to assess internal damages to clients property after heavy rains and storms that caused damage to the internal rooms or any part of the dwelling and apart of his assessment for his report with attached images he was required to assess the roof as well and if the clients roof is not maintained or correctly waterproofed the insurance rejects the claim for all damages caused inside the property)
At waterproof lab we ensure that our clients are also advised correctly and give the required important information in order to protect them from encountering unwanted expenses, especially when we do assessments, we ensure we assess the area with utter most concentration in order to find the cause of the leak, so we can repair and attend to just that point of interest, in return protects our clients from spending large some’s of funds to redo the entire job that is not required.
Fortunately, it isn’t hard to tell that your home needs waterproofing if you know what signs to look out for. This article will examine the most common signs that your home needs waterproofing.
You See Coating Bubbling
Also commonly referred to as paint blisters, these happen to be the most common sign of moisture seeping into your home. Bubbling is easy to spot in most homes, except for those with an industrial coating that blisters at a molecular level.
If you see bubbling at most of the lower sections of the interior walls, then it could be for a few different reasons, such as:
- Rising dampness
- High ground levels.
- The damp proof course isn’t or is no longer adequate/ or was never originally put in place as we all know a lot of builders take shortcuts.
The problem with rising damp is that many companies treat it without considering what may be causing the problems. Unfortunately, not many contractors out there today that will take some of they valuable time out of they day to do research in order to acquire the correct product in order to resolve the problem permanently for their clients not to experience the same problems again in the future, Thus, the solutions are temporary at best, resulting in an inadequate coverup of the actual the underlying problem lingering and worsening of a period of time until it becomes noticeable again.
It gives us great pleasure and we are proud of in the way we deal with all our clients putting their needs and problems forward and it gives us the great opportunity to say that We at Waterproof lab haven taken the initiative, time and put in all our effort to finding the correct products that actually will work in order for us to stand by our workmanship guarantees and also offer our clients the best advise as to which is the best possible way to resolve their issues and problems.
Penetrating Damp
Damp scent, the growth of mold, and stains are all signs of penetrating damp, which in most homes is caused by roof leaks, cracks in the walls, and inadequate waterproofing around the parapet walls causing water to get into the cavities and cause moisture further down the wall within the dwelling. If you have cementitious waterproofing, it can lead to various indoor leaks, characteristic of what you’ll see in tunnels and large parking structures.
Waterproofing membranes do the best job of waterproofing most structures. (Please note all membranes do the best of the job, as some membranes are not thick enough and not manufactured to withstand whether all types of whether conditions causing the fabric to deteriorate over a period of time as they start to crack and pull away serving no purpose for heavy rains.)
The Flooring
If the floors are marked, wrapped, or crowning, they absorb moisture owing to poor waterproofing. If you have concrete floors, you will notice them pop out when the moisture is compromised, while tiles may start to loosen. (These are clearly signs that DPC was not used before casting the floor slab which is now allowing water to push up into the concrete)
Efflorescence
If you notice white powder on the surface of a mortar, it may indicate that you have water-soluble salts moving through the masonry. The white sediments are an indicator but may not mean that the problem will not become worse.
Efflorescence is caused by rising or penetrating damp, which is why the first order of business should determine the cause of the ingress before rolling out a waterproofing strategy.
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- Waterproof Lab EPDM Rubber Waterproofing
- The Siding Business Park, Unit 12, 22 Plantation Rd, Ottery, Cape Town, 7708
- 087 012 5339
- info@waterprooflab.co.za
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Condensation
Most people may already know this, but condensation can affect any building. However, they can be most destructive in factories and commercial kitchens. Sure, the problem can be temporarily mitigated by improving ventilation, especially with signs of mold and fungal spores. But the problem continues to linger, becoming worse, often unnoticed until it is too late.
If anything, this is a sign that you must invest in high-quality waterproofing before it is too late.
(FEEL FREE TO CALL US TO ASSESS YOUR PROBLEMS YOU WOULD WANT TO RESOLVE, AS WE DO NOT ONLY SPECIALIZE IN EPDM. BUT WE ALSO STOCK AND USE ALL SORTS OR PRODUCTS THAT BEST FITS THE ISSUES OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCE)
We also stock cementitious based products that accommodate for negative and positive ingress of water, so if doesn’t matter where the water is coming from, we can seal from the inside and the outside
Final Word
While there are other signs that you may need waterproofing, these are some of the most common ones. Other signs are a leaking roof, strange pungent smells in the basement, etc.
