Seminar: Keeping water out

Basements, bathrooms (particularly tiled showers) and decks are known areas of higher risk in terms of potential issues related to water entry and/or migration to adjacent spaces.

This seminar covers the principles of:

• why we need to waterproof effectively
• the requirements of the Building Code, Acceptable Solutions and standards
• waterproofing material options
• waterproofing extent
• key design parameters - the definition of wet areas and splash zones for bathrooms, slopes to bathroom floors and decks
• substrates
• key waterproofing system application requirements such as curing
• key aspects of detailing
• drainage - behind walls, external for decks and internal for bathrooms
• inspection and maintenance
• for bathrooms - specific issues around freestanding baths, preformed showers, level-entry showers, finishes to walls.

Please note that access to this recorded seminar will expire 1 month after purchase.