No surface is 100% waterproof. This question is especially relevant in rooms characterized by high humidity, namely the bathroom and toilet in a frame residential building. Unfortunately, the tile grout allows water to pass through. The accumulation of moisture under the surface of the tiles is an ideal environment for the development of fungus and mould and the first step towards compromising the stability of the walls. Important: waterproofing in the bathroom is not just about the floor! Be sure also to protect walls, especially where they can get wet, such as in the shower and around the bathtub.
Choosing a material for waterproofing a bathroom in a frame house
The company “TP Protect” LLC offers the following types of waterproofing and related materials for rooms with high humidity:
- PAZ PRIMER is a one-component bitumen primer based on a bitumen-polymer emulsion.
Two-component water-based emulsion in 200 kg barrels - Rapidflex bitumen polymer membrane.
- One-component liquid rubber – cold bitumen-polymer mastic Elastopaz.
Advantages of liquid rubber
Correctly done waterproofing will create a seamless coating that will protect sensitive areas in your bathroom, laundry room or drying room in a frame house.
- Quick and easy cold application
- High elasticity rates
- Seamless coating
- It doesn’t crack, doesn’t crumble
- Excellent adhesion to most substrates
- Suitable for waterproofing horizontal and vertical surfaces
- The coating is resistant to frost, wear, and UV radiation.
- Environmentally friendly, non-toxic, non-flammable
- waterproofing material
- Bathroom waterproofing technology
- Work on waterproofing wet rooms in a frame house is carried out according to the following plan:
Preparation
It is necessary to clean the concrete screed, calculate the floor level of the adjacent room, and, if necessary, install a threshold. Waterproofing services Melbourne ensure proper ventilation and moisture control, keeping your bathroom fresh, hygienic, and free from harmful mould
Priming a concrete screed with a primer
For better adhesion of “liquid rubber” to concrete. The primer is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:1.
Working out the corners
One layer of bitumen-polymer mastic is applied along the abutment line.
Applying waterproofing under tiles
If you are waterproofing yourself, you can use any familiar or convenient tool – a spatula, brush or roller—application – two layers. The second layer is applied after the first layer completely dries (but not earlier than 6-8 hours).