Waterproofing and Damp Proofing in Housing Management

Delta Membrane Systems Limited’s Technical Director, David J Symes, explores the challenges experienced by housing providers in today’s ever evolving market. Availability of affordable housing is key to accommodating the United Kingdom’s ever increasing population, not only in building newer homes but in ensuring the restoration and maintenance of existing buildings. Social housing provides accommodation for around…

The usual material used in swimming pool construction is reinforced concrete with the added benefit of internal or negative side waterproofing.  Consideration to both ingress and egress of water needs to be factored equally when designing an appropriate waterproofing system. A Waterproofing Designer should consider many factors, such as the grades and dimensions of the concrete structure, is it earth retained on all elevations…

Brownfield land is a word specifically used to describe land which has previously been used for commercial or industrial purposes with suspected or known contamination (such as pollution or soil contamination) or land which has been in close proximity to pollution, hazardous waste or soil contamination. The Government pledged in April 2017 to unlock Brownfield land to accommodate our housing shortage.  Local authorities…

Good technical drawings reduce risk. Here at Delta, we understand the importance of technical drawings.  Our bank of new technical drawings, visually communicate effectively how our waterproofing management systems function, are drafted according to industry standards and offer visual advice how they should be constructed having been produced by our experienced and knowledgeable Technical Team. We have given…