The basement, a retail space in Nottingham’s central Listergate shopping area, had suffered from problems with water ingress. As part of a £2.4 million refurbishment of the building, property consultants, King Sturge, and architects, Chapman Taylor, approached Safeguard to discuss the design of a suitable waterproofing system to upgrade the basement to a level of dryness suitable for a retail…

This was a classic barn conversion project. The new owners wished to renovate the barn, upgrading it to provide a high standard of residential accommodation. The barn dates back to the late 18th Century and had previously been used for a number of agricultural purposes, including grain drying / storage and as a milking parlour. The barn was once part…

It is possible to construct floor slabs from waterproof concrete complying with BS 8007. However to achieve this grade, a considerable amount of extra steel reinforcing is required, greatly increasing the cost of the slab. An alternative approach is to use standard concrete of the required strength in conjunction with a coating or membrane to protect the slab from water…

Floors can also be susceptible to moisture ingress, especially concrete floors

Damp rising through concrete floor slabs is fairly common, causing damp issues on carpets and floor coverings.