Renovate buildings - masonry protection - avoiding damage

After some time, unfortunately, sometimes shortly after completion of a house, make often felt in buildings and construction defects and damage.

Usually it is moisture that seeps in the lowest floor and basement through the walls or in wet areas such as bathrooms and kitchen is made using. The consequences connect mold to efflorescence, cracking, moldy smell to standing water. In the worst case, damp walls even endanger the stability.

Moisture damage are often so great because they are recognized but underestimated or wrong fight. If you do not act quickly, correctly and consistently, the mold grows on the wall.

The non-visible consequences are often much more severe:

* Wet insulation loses its thermal protection function - rising heating costs are the result.
* The life of building materials and components decreases, where appropriate, the stability is compromised (timber).

To counter these losses and to prevent significant damage, there are different measures inside and outside, some even settle quickly (impregnation, joint seal, etc.), other very complex and to be performed by professionals (horizontal blocks, concrete repair, etc.).

To avoid subsequent repairs from the beginning, you can insulate a basement, the expansion of your inner and outer walls to seal properly.
Keller expand

Keller expand

If your room is too narrow and you have a basement that could serve as additional space? Then you do not waste this space and use your reserve space in the basement.

In our example was in the basement of a bedroom, a working and guest rooms as well as a development reserve for a second bathroom are located. Above was then a part of the former bedroom to be converted into a second nursery.
Concrete Repair

Concrete Repair

Basically, that is virtually inevitable even in the concrete of the aging process and may, especially for reinforced concrete over time to serious damage.

Causes may be in the material, processing, environmental conditions, etc. are.

We need to respond to the damage to identify their causes and to reconsider the conditions and possibilities for repairing damage and the rehabilitation of concrete.
Sludges for waterproofing

coat bottom with Dichtschlämme

With Abdichtschlämme, sealing slurries, or even sludge surfaces of structures such as walls, basement, floors, etc., are sealed against water penetration.

This seal against moisture can be done proactively or retroactively.

Sludge is a pore-filling sealing structures, which is sold in powder form, each touched on the amount needed and then is applied in layers.
Moisture in the masonry Define

Injection of silicone resin

There can be horizontal blocks is a water-repellent line in the wall, above which dry out the building.

In addition to some mechanical process, there is the injection method with and without pressure.

During the injection of silicone resin of this fluid and is initially distributed in damp walls and solidifies therein through polymerization. The silicone resin barrier is elastic and acid-resistant
Moisture in the basement: Grey

Mold on the basement wall

Damage caused by moisture can easily affect an entire building and spread. Protect your basement - you know the weak points in time and respond.

A known evil is in addition to the efflorescence of infestation with fungi.

Mold should be removed immediately, it endangered the health of residents and forms acids that get the building not for long.
More about: renovate and expand buildings

Structural waterproofing
The sealing of buildings is extremely important so that they are protected from water or moisture. There are different sealants are available: Dichtschlämme, PU foam, impregnation, bitumen and sealants for different types of joints.
Concrete Repair
In recent years, the restoration of concrete has come more into focus. Frequently give rise to damage to concrete surfaces. It is crumbling and rusting of structural members, in the base area, on facades, balconies or stairs.
Keller rehabilitate
Only damage to a building due to poor sealing and insulation in the basement and the basement are to see and feel. Recognize the damage and meet with them Horzizontalsperren, insulation, drainage and sealing measures from the inside or outside.
Story: Keller expansion
Step by step we report from the basement building of family Weigelt: Four rooms were there in the 95 square meter apartment, when offspring No. 2 announced. Fortunately there was spare capacity in the basement for a bedroom and a guest room!
The house ready for winter...