Roof and terrace
Waterproofing Under Terrace Tiles: What Goes Where
Tiles are not waterproofing — water gets through the joints and always will. What has to be under them, in what order, and why a…
Advice
Texture paint and waterproofing, explained
What to use, how it goes on, and what usually goes wrong. Written for homeowners, painters and contractors.
Roof and terrace
Parapet Walls: The Leak Everyone Waterproofs Around
Terraces are coated, the leak continues, and the parapet is why. The junction, the coping and the back face — where water…
Damp and leaks
Why Paint Peels, Blisters and Flakes Off Walls
Paint failing off a wall is a symptom with six distinct causes. Reading the failure — where it lets go, what is on the back of…
Damp and leaks
Rising Damp: Why the Bottom of the Wall Is Always Wet
Damp that starts at the floor and stops at a level line is not a leak — it is groundwater climbing the wall. Why it happens, how…
Damp and leaks
Water Dripping From the Ceiling Below a Bathroom
A wet patch on the ceiling under someone else's bathroom has four possible causes, and they need four different repairs. How to…
For the trade
Estimating Material for a Whole Project
Scaling from one wall to a building: how to take off areas, add the right wastage, order in single lots and phase deliveries…
For the trade
Storage, Transport and Shelf Life
Materials fail in the godown as often as on the wall. How to store granules and chemicals, what damages them in transit, and the…
For the trade
Vetting a Waterproofing Contractor
Eight questions that separate a contractor who will fix it from one who will coat it. What good answers sound like, and the bids…
For the trade
A Buying Guide for Paint Dealers and Distributors
What to stock, how to hold it, and how to sell texture and waterproofing across the counter — written for the dealer, not the…
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