BUILDING MATERIALS AND

CONSTRUCTION - IV
ASSIGNMENT - 1

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WATER PROOFING
Waterproofing is the process of making an object or structure
waterproof or water-resistant so that it remains relatively unaffected
by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions.
Such items may be used in wet environments or underwater to
specified depths.
It maintains the appearance of the building and increase the life of
the structure.

WATER PROOFING IS DONE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BUILDING

WHICH INCLUDE :-

1.TOILETS
2.TERRACE
3.ROOFS
4.BASEMENT
5.SWIMMIMG POOL
6.UNDERGROUND DUCTS
7.UNDERGROUND AND OVERHEAD WATER TANKS
SURFACE PREPARATION

Rake the construction joints to remove loose concrete from the joint.
Drill holes and fixing nozzles in construction Joints and patching the joint
with cement sand mortar

COATING
Wet the RCC substrate by sprinkling water.
Apply 2 coats of DURAGARD (Cement based Polymer/Acrylic
modified highly flexible waterproof coating) taking care the subsequent
coat is applied after the previous coat is touch dry as per the literature of
DURAGARD. The coats must be applied at right angles to each other @
2 Kg per Sq mt.
Glass fibre mesh should be laid between the two coats to impart extra
tensile strength to the cementitious coating.
The second coat should be followed by third coat of DURAGARD after
the second coat is touch dry.
PROTECTIVE LAYER
Apply a 20 mm thick protective layer consisting 1:4:: Cement : Sand
mortar admixed with Integral Waterproofing compound DURA 1 at 1-
1.5 kg per bag of cement where the RCC has the slope for draining off
water. Otherwise, make the adequate slope by PCC.
BRICK BAT COBA TREATMENT
Lay Brick Bats/ Broken Bricks (Minimum 40 mm thick) laid to
specified slope.
Spread cement sand mortar 1:4 admixed with Integral Waterproofing
compound DURA 1 at 1kg per bag of cement to fill in the voids of the
Brick Bats.
Apply 20mm thick jointless waterproofing Plaster in cement mortar
1:4 (1Cement : 4Coarse Sand) admixed with Integral Waterproofing
compound DURA 1 at 1kg per bag of cement and finally finishing the
surface with a coat of neat cement slurry admixed Integral
Waterproofing compound DURA 1.
Make vatta/gola upto 300mm in vertical wall.
Mark the entire finished surface with 300mm x 300mm in grid
pattern.
Make khurras as specified for draining roof water.
Cure the entire surface with water for a period of 14 days.
 DAMP PROOFING

Damp proofing or a Damp-Proof in construction is a type of moisture

control applied to building walls and floors to prevent moisture from
passing into the interior spaces. Dampness problems are among the most
frequent problems encountered in residences.

Damp proofing is just a coating, that is either sprayed on or hand applied to the
outside of the wall. It is not usually recommended in modern residential construction
but still treated as an acceptable form of treatment in many situations. Damp proofing
only controls water vapour from the soil moisture and will not stop the inflow of
liquid water.
Damp proofing will only keep the dampness out of your home and
the only good thing about damp proofing is that it is fairly basic.
Not only this, but it is more than a viable solution in several
situations where moisture is a major problem. Damp proofing is
not a process that is intended to keep all the water and moisture
out.

Therefore, the drawbacks of damp proofing are massive including

the inability to seal larger cracks or holes left by form ties and the
potential for damage by coarse or careless backfill. It is s a process
that was specifically designed to halt the moisture. Therefore, it
does exactly this by blocking the concrete pillars to slow water
penetration