Waterproofing Solutions

Many people consider basement waterproofing to be important only if they have to haul a shop-vac down stairs to suck up the few inches of water from last nights storm. Of course this is a huge inconvenience but more importantly you may be leaving your families health wide open to some very nasty illnesses.

Look you wouldn't leave your front door wide open at night while you were sleeping would you? Someone could slip in your home pilfer your valuables, damage your property, or worse harm your family. So your probably thinking that I would never do such a a thing!

Unfortunately if you have water entering your basement because of poor waterproofing your basically leaving your front door wide open 24 hours a day. Just as a would be burger water too can cause just as much if not more damage then any human could.

Basement waterproofing of course protects the most important part of your home, the foundation. You see water will infiltrate any opening it can and after it's in will begin slowly steeling your valuables, damaging your property, even launching an air-born attack on your families health.

The water will begin to break down the foundation that your home sites on, making room for a larger infiltration of water. Many times this appears as cracks in your foundation. The cracks can run along the mortar joints in a horizontal pattern, or rise from the floor to the ceiling following the motor joints in a "step pattern"

These patterns are tell-tail signs of what may be wrong with your basement waterproofing. Cracks can also form on the floor and water can actually rise up through these cracks causing the floor to heave and buckle even further. in order to properly diagnose the problem an on site inspection would need to be preformed. But some of the causes of these visual signs can be:

extreme hydrostatic pressure,

failing cracked footers

even the pressures put on the foundation by the freeze and thaw of the ground on a yearly basis.

Each of these have solutions to properly correct the issue but the most frighting problem that you don't see the the dangerous mold that can develop in your home. Typically this mold grows in cool damp corners or cracks. But it doesn't only stay in those cracks. Just as all plants the mold releases spores into the air where your heating system then sucks them up and blows them through your home.Visit here waterproofing paint for roof india

You generally can tell if you have a basement waterproofing problem when you first walk into your home. If the air smells moldy, or has any odors to it that smell moldy or plant like,then the chances are very good that you do have water seeping into your basement.

These mold spores can cause

headaches

runny noises

red watery eyes

sneezing and can lead to further health problems like Asthma

Certain types of mold have even been linked to a cause of death

As you can see basement waterproofing may very well be one of the most important decisions you can make to protect your family. Contacting one of the largest and most experienced companies in the country for your free basement waterproofing evaluation is the first step in protecting, your home, your family, and your health.

A common problem faced by many homeowners with a second level deck is how to effectively waterproof the deck so that they can gain a dry storage area underneath. There are several alternatives that could be considered, although the majority of these are not exactly DIY tasks, but need to be undertaken by professional contractors.

Roll out vinyl membranes

Probably one of the most common methods of waterproofing an upper level deck, is to lay down some sort of waterproof membrane over the existing surface. Possibly the longest established membrane system has been roll out vinyl sheeting which may typically have a core of a heavy duty polyester fabric to provide protection against puncture and tearing. Such products are supplied by Duradek, Weatherdek, DeckRite, DecTec and others. These products are normally installed by professional contractors, but it's possible for a homeowner to install the membrane themselves if they have some experience. Such products typically come with a patterned surface and in different colours and textures.

Of course with this type of membrane, you cannot retain the original natural wood appearance of the deck.

Specialized deck coatings

A number of high-tech coating systems are available which generally involve applying series of different coats and are thus normally applied by professional applicators. Examples of such coatings include the Versa-Deck range of reinforced fibreglass and acrylic resin coatings and the Metacrylics range of acrylic and polyester fabric coatings. Such coatings are again available in different colours. However these coatings can only be applied over a continuous solid surface such as marine grade plywood, so if you don't already have a deck with a plywood surface, then you have the extra expense of installing this surface as well.

Aluminum decking

In this case, lengths of a special interlocking aluminum decking profile are installed over the top of the deck. Normally this type of decking would replace the original wood planks on your deck, so requires some extra cost and work to demolish part of the existing structure. Channels on the underside of the profile drain the water away to the edge of the deck. Such products are available from e.g. Lock Dry. Various colour options are available. One point to note with aluminum decking is that it can get very hot underfoot in mid-summer and can be somewhat noisier when walked on than e.g. you wood or vinyl.

Vinyl Decking

Similar in may ways to the above aluminum products, specially profiled vinyl decking planks with an interlocking system such as the Gorilla Deck range are available which are claimed to provide a virtually watertight surface under the decking. Again this type of decking would normally replace the original wood planks on your deck. Typically the vinyl material comes in a number of different colours and textured finish. Compared with aluminum, vinyl decking tends to stay relatively cool under foot even in the hottest weather.Click here water proofing chemicals

Under deck waterproofing systems

This is a novel way of waterproofing a deck but retaining the existing natural wood surface. In this system such as that supplied by UnderDeck, a special "ceiling" is installed underneath the deck attached to the bearers or joists which drains away any water to gutters situated at the corners of the deck. Again this system is normally installed by special contractors.