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For any below ground structure, basement drainage should always be considered essential.

Even with site investigations at the planning stage, this is only a snap shot in time.  Groundwater is expected to come to bear against the structure at some point during its service life.

BS8102:2009 states “……. waterproofing measures should be designed on the basis of water to the full height of the retained ground at some time during the structure’s life….”

The NBS Source platform officially replaced RIBA Product Selector at the end of July 2020.  This exciting change allows specifiers to find products they need for their projects with ease and gives manufacturers, such as Delta Membrane Systems Limited a unique platform to offer high-quality digital product information at a click of a finger.

Delta’s newest edition of brochure offers architects, specifiers, developers, contractors and homeowners’ advice on continuous waterproofing solutions.  In its most basic form, Delta’s newest edition is instinctive – a wet basement requires remedial works, if there is an active leak, it requires stopping – whilst it is understood that there are numerous waterproofing solutions available, are these systems and solutions continuous and able to withstand the test of time and offer durability to the structure life cycle?

Delta’s Technical Waterproofing Consultant, Michael Vernon gives advice on minimising negative impacts from flood events and measures to rapidly recover from a flood event

Floods are part of nature. It is not technically feasible to prevent flooding, but you can take steps to prepare for a flood event, should your property be located within a flood risk area.