New houses become smudged because of forgetting waterproofing

 Chi Ngan in District 4 (HCMC) bought the newly renovated two-story house Very new and beautiful. After watching the house, they felt satisfied about the interior, exterior and price, so they decided to buy it and move back in. But after half a year, the family saw stains on the ceiling in the living room, corresponding to The above position is the toilet room. You have to hire a worker to repel it. Because this is a house bought by many owners, Ngan doesn’t know anything about the previous construction.

All houses need to treat waterproofing right from the construction. Artwork: WM. According to the construction workers, the house is not made to be carefully waterproofed, so it is degraded over a long period of use. The old owner only made new, painted and painted appearance, so the project looks beautiful but the core is not guaranteed. Therefore, the house will fall into “patching this place and damage elsewhere”. So, after being absorbed in the living room for a year, the family had to deal with the damage in another room. During the repair period, the family of Ms. Nga was still in the house so her life was turned upside down. The flying dust, the smell of paint, and the stagnant mortar made everyone in the house uncomfortable, not eating well, sleeping uneasily. He built his own house but his family Ngoc (District 10, HCMC) was also tired of the seepage situation. wall plates adjacent to neighbors. To make the most of the area, he built a wall close to the house next door, only a few centimeters away, so he could not paint it. Therefore, in the house, he used expensive waterproofing paint. For two years, the house was still molded by rain water following the gap between the two houses pouring down to the wall. Mr. Ngoc hired a worker to beat the plaster to paint the entire wall of damaged walls. Although the house did not look good, he felt more reassured because there was no need to see smudges. However, in the prolonged rain, he saw the water flowing all over the floor. At first, Mr. Ngoc thought he would spill water but finally found out that it was rainwater that seeped through walls and tiles. At this time, he had to call a company specializing in waterproofing to handle. They mixed chemicals into the mortar to plaster the inside walls before sweeping the water against waterproofing and plastering, paint rollers. According to architectures, one of the most painful problems with housing is waterproofing. When the house has a water-absorbing phenomenon, it will cause aesthetics, reduce the life of the project, and overcome the difficulties. However, because of the investment or subjective regret, many homeowners ignore the process of waterproofing. In addition, there are too many products in the market and the company specializes in this service, causing consumers to be lost. maze. Small buildings often do not separate waterproofing packages so contractors only provide one or two years warranty. Therefore, KTS advised homeowners to: – Separate waterproofing packages, have a separate warranty for this package. – Should be waterproofed right at the construction stage. Waterproofing for floor is 180,000 VND per m2, for wall price from 160,000 VND to 190,000 VND per m2.- Should choose products that have actual effectiveness at specific projects. It is best to use organic-based waterproofing materials (cement based) to make the mix with concrete more sustainable.