Is your basement too damp? It’s time for Damp Proofing Solutions

Damp houses can be highly comfortable to live in as they make the exteriors extremely cold during winters and moist during summers. The damp also provides a perfect breeding ground for molds, bacteria, and insects. Therefore, such houses are not at all fit for living, especially for young children, old people and for the ones having low immunity. Damp Proofing Solutions can help attain a damp-proof house and upgrade the standard of living.

How can you apply basement damp-proof solutions without getting over-budget?

It is a very important question that you must deal with if you are looking for some protective or corrective measures for your damp basement.

Water may find its way in the house from various channels, like rising from the wet ground on which the house stands, or from the walls, due to vigorous rain, or maybe from a cracked and non-waterproof rooftop.

Coming back to the above question, a secluded basement is often an area of increased dampness. As this area is much closer to the water level in the ground, thus water being sucked up capillary action can be the foremost reason for damped up basements. Damp Proofing Solutions can be effectively applied to this area.

There are two solutions which are considered as cheap and the best for your humid basements.

Cavity drain membrane systems- Polyethylene membranes are fixed to the ceiling and walls with waterproof fixtures to form a complete system. The moisture is retained and pumped out using a channel drainage pipe. This method is better for a bigger area.

                                    

Structured Water Proofing- Here, layering of waterproof cementitious material is done one over the other on the structures that are underground. This is also called tanking. It is done to stop the water from coming up and wetting the basement walls. To have a smooth finish, plastering is done over a render base coat. It is more suitable for smaller areas but can be extended on the whole cellar.
                                            

Now you know how you can save your damped basement from further decay. Consult the experts of this field and get greater benefits at Tapco Homedry. They are a certified member of the Property Care Association (PCA) and also a member of the Basement Waterproofing Association (BWA).