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Basement waterproofing in new buildings; caustic hazards

29 Dec 12 by

  A recent small accident, on one of my basement waterproofing jobs highlights a health and safety risk, which may be underplayed on these projects, particularly on new build basement waterproofing sites.   The case of the Bloodshot eye During installation of a pumping station in a new-build basement, a small jet of water from […]

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Penetrating damp solved with modular cavity trays

18 Dec 12 by

  Rainwater pouring into a 1970’s apartment in Leeds…. I thought I’d just post a quick one about the use of these handy modular trays. I specified them on a site in Leeds, where tenants of a block of apartments had real problems with rainwater penetrating over window and door heads.  The problem was inherent […]

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