How high does the membrane go up the wall?

300 mm on every wall and 1.8 m on shower walls.

How long is the floor flooded for the pond test?

24 hours, before the screed and the tiles go down.

What happens around pipes?

The membrane is taken 75 mm into every pipe sleeve.

Others, after our ponding test.

Toilet and Wet Area Waterproofing.

Toilets, bathrooms, yards, balconies and other internal wet areas. Small areas, many penetrations, and the leak shows up in someone else's ceiling. This page sets out the layers, the order of work and the test we carry out before the tiler comes.

3Coats of BRUSHCRETE FX, brushed on.

300 mmHow far the membrane goes up every wall.

1.8 mHow far it goes up shower walls.

24Hours the floor stays flooded for the pond test.

The build-up.

Four layers, from the slab to the finished floor.

From the slab up

BRUSHCRETE FX, three coatsFlexible two-component polymer-modified cementitious membrane, taken 300 mm up every wall, 1.8 m on shower walls, and around every pipe.
Cement and sand screedTo falls, to the floor trap.
Tile AdhesivesFlexible, so tiling movement does not crack the membrane.
Tiles or other finishesBy others, after our ponding test.

The wet area build-up drawn exploded: slab and wall, BRUSHCRETE over the fillet and up the wall, screed to falls, adhesive and tiles, with the floor trap

How the job runs.

Clean surfaceThe slab and walls are cleared of dust, mortar deposits, oil, laitance and curing compound.
FilletsA 25 mm by 25 mm mortar fillet at every internal edge and corner, shaped by hand, so the membrane can be dressed around it.
Three coats of BRUSHCRETE FXBrushed on, 300 mm up every wall, 1.8 m on shower walls and 75 mm into every pipe sleeve. Each coat dries for three to four hours before the next.
BRUSHCRETE FX, brushedThree coats, taken up every wall
Then we pond testThe floor is flooded and held for 24 hours, and checked before the tiler comes.
Screed, adhesive and tilesThe screed is laid to falls, to the floor trap. Tiling follows, by others.

Walls, pipes and corners.

Walls
The membrane is taken 300 mm up every wall.
Shower walls
1.8 m up.
Pipes
The membrane goes 75 mm into every pipe sleeve.
Corners
A 25 mm by 25 mm mortar fillet at every internal edge and corner.
Floor traps
The screed is laid to falls, to the floor trap.

Materials.

BRUSHCRETE FX
Two-part, polymer-modified, flexible cementitious waterproofing coating.
CHEMGROUT 215
Non-shrink grout, mixed for the angle fillet.
Tile adhesives
Flexible, cement-based adhesive for the tiles.

These products are made by CHEMIND. Where a project specifies another manufacturer's system, we apply that instead.

Questions we are asked.

How high does the membrane go up the wall?: 300 mm on every wall and 1.8 m on shower walls.
How long is the floor flooded for the pond test?: 24 hours, before the screed and the tiles go down.
What happens around pipes?: The membrane is taken 75 mm into every pipe sleeve.
Who lays the tiles?: Others, after our ponding test.
Do you also treat balconies and yards?: Yes. Toilets, bathrooms, yards, balconies and other internal wet areas take the same system.

Talk to us about wet areas.

Phone and WhatsApp016-332 7534

Emailinfo@hydrocon.com.my