Although primarily designed to waterproof basements, the range of Delta products were used at ground level on a semi-detached property in Hertfordshire that suffered from severe flooding. This is not the first contract where the Delta system has been selected for ‘Flood Recovery’ and Delta has long been highlighting the economic and speed of application benefits for the products in such situations. After the flood at…

A housing unit within the BRE Victorian Terrace demonstration project is being refurbished with a range of materials, products and innovations that will make it flood resilient. The aim of the project is to raise awareness amongst contractors and householders of the most effective ways to repair and refurbish a house that has been flooded which may be at risk of being flooded again. The main components of the system are the cavity…

Delta Membrane Systems Ltd’s Technical Director, David J Symes produced a specification with the assistance from John O’Brien, BRE Associate Director Construction Innovation and Delta registered installers Proten Services Ltd. The specification for resilience was simple, using the same technology Delta have used for many years in Basements or below ground situations with additional consideration as to how we could adapt this…

An existing structure was demolished to allow for the purpose-built dwelling that includes a boat house on the ground floor, with Delta Membrane Systems supplying various materials for the project. The area is at risk from flooding, and regularly floods during spring tides and winter storms. Other properties in the neighbourhood have a ready supply of sandbags, which indicates the regularity with which adverse conditions have to…