Just how you secure your life by means of life insurances, when you invest in your dream home, you must secure that too. One of the essential and important way is water-proofing it. When it rains, our homes shield us from getting wet while bearing all damages of water such as water infiltration, insect infiltration, water seepage and many more. Water makes the wall and floor shrink, move and crack and for the initial years it is all invisible. It is necessary to make required investments in water-proofing your home and make it sturdier for years. Water-proofing is nothing but barricading any water entering your home. And here we are telling you about everything that we take care of to give you a ‘rain-free’ luxury home experience in Alpine Woods.
Water Proofing
The complete water proofing solution
We know it well that the terrace is exposed to severe weather conditions whether it is heat or rains. Not waterproofing your terrace leads to dampness on the ceiling. In extreme cases, there is water leakage through the ceiling.
For terrace water-proofing, we simply add the first layer of a flexible and durable polymer membrane (liquid sheet) called <strong>Sika Raintite</strong> <strong>I</strong>, which is a bond on clean raw wall and floor cemented surfaces. And the second layer is of the same as a finishing layer for better glaze. When it comes to quality, each chemical compound used here is non-toxic and is strongly adhesive. After testing it in the presence of water for 24 hours, the plumbing activities are done and a final finish is given to the terrace floor and walls by filling in about 3”-4” of <strong>BrickBats Cuba Concrete</strong>, the ultimate waterproofing element.
That little place on your first floor is a complete spread of greenery, the planter section. We plant our favourite green buddies and nurture them regularly. But what if watering your plants is destroying your planter? Alpine woods have taken special care that nothing comes between you and the nature you adore so much. The process of waterproofing of the planter involves cleaning the surface and then in the layer of bricks, applying Polymer Modified Cement Mortar. After this one layer of flexible and durable emulsion called Sika Raintite I is applied and then a layer of acrylic polymer which may be equivalent of Sika Raintite I is applied.
After the water test of 24 hours, the plumbing activities are done, post which the finishing of plaster is done using cement or a mixture of sand mortar and SikaCim (a liquid water-proofing compound) in the four walled closed enclosure.
Completing the waterproofing procedure by applying BrickBats Cuba Concrete along with a waterproofing compound equivalent to SikaCim and that is going to ensure a leakage free planter section for a long time.
Well, let’s be honest, the process of waterproofing is simply black and white. The most important room of your house is not secured, it doesn’t make sense. Your bathroom is either waterproofed or not, there is not middle way. Waterproofing needs to be done around the walls and floor of your bathroom to protect the structure of the house from moisture. To begin with it, clean the surface and then over the layer of bricks, apply Polymer Modified Cement Mortar. After this one layer of flexible and durable emulsion called Sika Raintite I is applied and then a layer of acrylic polymer which may be equivalent of Sika Raintite I must be applied.
After the water test of 24 hours, the plumbing activities are done, post which the finishing of plaster is done using cement or a mixture of sand mortar and SikaCim (a liquid water-proofing compound) in the four walled structure and then test in water for another 24 hours.
After the pond test you can simply apply the 3rd and final coat of the acrylic polymer Sika Raintite I.
Balconies and terraces are usually a bit confused terms but to clarify balconies are much smaller while a terrace is a larger space. A balcony has a shade and is usually where people leisure or just have miscellaneous purposes which may include staring at the sky or sipping into a cup of tea and enjoying the rains. But rains can damage balconies too. Moisture penetration into the substrate means that maintenance is often necessary after only a few years which means if you do not waterproof today the price you will have to pay tomorrow could be a bigger amount. Nevertheless, the process of sealing your balconies from any moisture content is easy.
It begins with cleaning the surface and then in the layer of bricks, applying Polymer Modified Cement Mortar. After this one layer of flexible and durable emulsion called Sika Raintite I is applied and then a layer of acrylic polymer which may be equivalent of Sika Raintite I is applied.
After the water test of 24 hours, the plumbing activities are done, post which the finishing of plaster is done using cement or a mixture of sand mortar and SikaCim (a liquid water-proofing compound) in the four walled structure and then test in water for another 24 hours.
After the pond test you can simply apply the 3rd and final coat of the acrylic polymer Sika Raintite I.