WHERE IS WATERPROOFING

We’re in 2022 and within the construction industry there are many professionals not sure of what waterproofing is and where it should go? Aqua seal realises many understand where it should go in terms of surfaces it should be applied to, e.g., roofs, basement walls, planters, wet areas, podiums etc but when Vic Aqua seal say where it should go, we mean where does it fit in the scheme of the building package.

Aqua seal team provides a major awareness out there to building professionals of the need of correct waterproofing, a lot of emphasis on how important it is to have a guaranteed system, the need for correct installation by professionals using best practice and products that comply to Australian standards. Aqua Seal waterproofing systems to ensure they could provide a 15-year warranty for their multi-storey construction, as 10 years ago construction companies weren’t going to this extent in the waterproofing approval process. But this next piece is where I get stumped on why waterproofing is often treated like the peasant building process in the national industry. There was a substantial amount of waterproofing works specified for the project however in all documentation none of the waterproofing was listed under its own “Waterproofing” heading.

Last check in 2018-19 the market size of waterproofing membranes in Australia was up and growing. With Australia’s population growth forecast of 26 million by 2020 and 42 million by 2050, construction is going to keep increasing and the waterproofing market value will trend the same way.

So, we get fixated on statistics such as water damage being the 2nd largest building cost to buildings in the country after pest/termite problems yet can’t seem to have a major building process recognised as a standalone category.

Types of Waterproofing Systems

1. Liquid Membranes

2. Sheet Membranes

Liquid Membranes

If we value the role waterproofing plays in construction, then I think we’re well past the due date for “waterproofing” to be placed into its own basket, instead of it being treated like a basket case. Contact Vic aqua seal team on info@vicaquaseal.com.au for further information.