We often witness this desperation of housewives in the retail segment of our service. This is a common complaint especially from women folks who are fed up with doing daily chores in and around the damp areas. This turns out to be a grave concern when space is limited or it’s a small dwelling unit.

For some, it has become a daily routine and for others, this very idea might give a nightmare. Nevertheless, it’s disheartening to see as these occurrences run rampant during monsoon season.

General awareness is low among people when it comes to dealing with these issues and most of the time they reach out to masons, plumbers, or small-time civil contractors, who never deliver on their assurance.

Unlike regular construction, waterproofing is a specialized line of work that relies heavily on proper diagnosis before a treatment can be recommended. In fact, the two houses of identical build with similar dampening issues but located in different places would demand different layers of treatment.

So, you see it’s not about moisture, building material, construction type, age of the building, current condition, strength of structure but many more such data points are needed to precisely zero in on the final solution.

And, when we say ourselves BuildingKaDoctor it’s not a deliberate exaggeration or a catchy slogan but it’s the ethos of service that we live by. Seeing delighted customers and clients is the highest reward for us.

Now coming back to our floor dampness issue.

Well, it’s quite common but uncommonness is that most people don’t do anything about it. And if your floor also happens to be the common ceiling for your family members living downstairs then it could spell disaster.

Let me elaborate on this a little bit.

With the passage of time large fragments of concrete materials might break off from the ceiling due to excessive exposure to moisture which is just one of the causes and it is known as spalling a.k.a concrete cancer.

People build houses to stay safe but if spalling happens then the same place could pose great danger to your life if left untreated.

This was just an extension of the prolonged floor dampness.

But if you’re living in a single storey house, then it might not seem to be a big problem other than an inconvenience but according to doctors dampness can cause mould growth and you’re more likely to develop allergies, respiratory infections, or asthma. And if you’re having an infant, toddler, or an elderly person in your home then the health risk can be high due as they have a weaker immune system.

It may lead to frequent visits to doctors which could otherwise be avoided altogether if waterproofing of the floor is done timely. You can save yourself from hassles and unnecessary stress arising out of it.

Hence, never neglect this minor issue as it could spiral out of control.

Here are the two most common basement waterproofing methods that we employ depending on the cause of the dampness.

1. Waterproofing treatment for damp basement with no water leakage and it may be caused by rainwater, groundwater or mildly leaking drain water.

Step-1. Surface preparation:

We remove the damaged plasters from the damp region and clean the surface with brooms and iron spike brushes in order to remove all flakes and dirt.

Step-2. Polymer solution treatment and grouting:

All the joints and gaps are filled with polymer formulation. Also, the fixing and grouting are done depending on the requirement.

Step-3. Applying cementitious coating

After this, we apply the cementitious coating prepared accordingly to the severity of the damage. We only use high-quality chemicals from reputed brands to ensure that this fortification is able to withstand the normal seasonal expansion and contraction even including that of an earthquake or else cracks may develop, thus ruining all the efforts.

Step-4. Plastering with a silicone base

Then we apply silicone-based plastering to form a protective layering to provide overall strength to the earlier base layer. This makes it sturdy enough to endure hydrostatic pressure and stay intact.

3. Waterproofing treatment for damp basement with water leakage and it may be caused due to high-pressure rainwater, groundwater, or excessive leaking of drain water.

Your basement getting flooded with rainwater mixed sewerage can be an awfully nasty experience but these incidents can cause massive damage to your constructions by making the concrete more porous and fragile.

In this case, we use an injection grouting system as we don’t have easy access to the source of retaining walls.

Step-1. Injection Grouting:

We use cement slurries of varying viscosities along with the expansive plasticizing agent in this stage.

Step-2. Joint Filling and Cementitious Coating

After this, we do the joint filling and apply the cementitious coating.

Step-3. Laying Marble or granite slabs (as per the requirement)

If additional protective strength is required then we use cement and chemicals-based slurry with the aim to achieve high adhesiveness and finally install granite or marble slabs over it to provide the needed reinforcement.

By now we believe you have a cursory understanding of the process involved in treating the damped basement or floor. So, if you’re considering or planning any such treatment for your own home then give us a call at 9776417248

Our team of experts at BuildingKaDoctor will reach out to you and provide a comprehensive report with a complete end-to-end solution offering with 5 years of guarantee on every treatment that we do