Humans, like all living beings needed a place to secure themselves from the rigors of nature. While a cave was the first available source of dwellings and worked fine against heat and cold, seepage of water into the cave dwellings during rains led to the evolution of structures made by humans, and helped in the…
During the monsoon season, we witness the bad condition of roads, sewage system and drainage but a similar deterioration happens to our building structures too though it isn’t quite as visible. The impact of torrential rains and inclement weather can be seen externally but the internal damage is equally bad. Though we live in these…
While buying a home or commercial premises, it is necessary to check out the health of the building structure and your property before you finalize the deal. The age and condition of the structure will play a vital role in your decision making as this could be the largest investment of your life, depending upon…
Building maintenance is an important part of the real estate industry and is worth crores of rupees of business every year. The process by which a building structure is maintained and kept operational so that the building occupants can use it at a pre determined standard. Depending upon the function of the building, the standard…
The process through which a building is kept usable at a pre-decided standard so that it benefits its users or occupants is known as building maintenance. This standard can differ depending upon building’s function and use. Building maintenance begins right from the time when the builder or developer completes a formal handover and exits the…
Membrane waterproofing, finishing surface as well as under layer is the right solution where horizontal surfaces are raised up to a height of 1-0”(300mm) vertically anchored with metal strips to avoid sagging. Using waterproofing membrane to keep leakages away Here are a few advantages of membrane water-proofing: As compared to liquid applied coating, while using…
Do you see damp patches on the walls at home? Fungus spots on the ceiling? Layers of flaking paint? Or Mildew on walls? If the answers to above questions are in the affirmative, it is time to wake up to these tell-tale signs. These are signals your home it giving out that it is under…
Nothing is more damaging to the health of a high-rise tower than the appearance of seepages and leakage damages. Since even a tiny water leakage issue can create strong water damage, it is necessary to nip this problem in the bud before it leads to costly repair expenses. Water leakages can prove to be the…
The best water-proofing for any surface is a proper slope. Having said that we have to accept the fact that the slope alone is not going to withstand the rigours of nature for 10 years and beyond. The solution is to provide protective layers or actually two (double) protective layers. Experts in Building Waterproofing Services…
The growth of algae, moss or mold has always been a problem for structures of every kind as it not only spoils the aesthetics but weakens the build quality too. To understand why they grow on walls, ceilings and floors along with leakage, it is important to find out the correlation of this leakage with…