Waterproofing a Flat Roof of an Apartment Block
Waterproof membranes to solve your water ingress problems
Client: Confidential Apartment Block
The Waterproofing Applicator: Rescue My Concrete, Supreme Coating Systems
Task: Waterproofing
Skills: Surface Preparation, Over-spray Control, Application Conditions
Rescue My Concrete’s customer needed a superior waterproofing membrane with long warranty period for the flat roof of this apartment complex.
The Rescue My Concrete Team was able to offer and then install a premium quality spray-applied polyurethane water-proofing membrane that was backed by us, Rhino Linings Australasia. The customer used this project to showcase the Rescue My Concrete Teams’ expertise to their client. The client was so impressed by the result that they won another prestigious project.
The Rescue My Concrete Team is pretty certain that the high-quality water-proofing membrane that was installed contributed to their customer’s success. The Rescue My Concrete Team is also confident that their client will have peace of mind knowing they will not have to worry about having any water ingress from the roof for years to come.
Among standard challenges, The Rescue My Concrete Team had to pay particular attention to over-spray. Since this building was constructed within a block of existing buildings and offices, normal work-life activities continued in close proximity to the construction site.
Since this type of membrane is a plural component spray application, particles become airborne during operations.
Needless to say that the location and height of the building were providing them with gusty winds meaning they had to apply their experience and skills to control any contamination and damage to other buildings or vehicles. This was even more challenging at the top of the staircase roof, the highest point of the building with no balustrades.
Another challenge was to accommodate the particularities of the roof construction. The top slab was not only a hollow core slab (usually more prone to movement) with a top screed but it also had an additive for waterproofing in the substrate.
The Rescue My Concrete Team found the right methods and products and installed the membrane in accordance with Rhino Linings recommendations.
Yet another challenge was the multitude of substrates (concrete, screed, plastic, copper, polymers, and joints) that The Rescue My Concrete Team seamlessly applied the membrane to from horizontal to vertical (penetrations, risers, structures, parapet etc.).