Whenever rising damp has been diagnosed , it is important to have it properly treated , failure to do this can cause a good deal of destruction and could devalue a building , let alone the health issues concerned , such as asthma. It is not sufficient to just cover over the issue with some damp proof paint hoping that the issue might go away .
By stopping the damp spreading up the walls at the start can rising dampness be properly contained .
Up until recently , the most commonly employed method of achieving this is damp injection, to inject water-repellent products inside the wall by pressure . While this method has shown to work well , it does have some drawbacks ; for example , it allows large amounts of liquid into the walls , slowing the drying out period. The method is also very slow and operator dependent.
New product, Dryzone is fast, clean and effective . it’s a revolutionary new material for the control of rising damp.
Dryzone comes in the form of a water-repellent cream in a 600ml foil cartridge to minimise environmental impact. The cream is introduced by means of an application gun into a series of holes drilled into the mortar course. After the Dryzone is installed , it uses the moisture found in the damp area to diffuse where it’s needed most before curing to form a water-repellent material
Dryzone is the result of an extensive in-house research and development programme . The study involved the testing and screening of many potential formulations .
The tests demonstrate that Dryzone offers a greater level of protection against rising damp than the chemical injection methods which it has since replaced.
The system is credited by both the GPT and the PGA as an acceptable solution for rising damp treatment. The GPT and PGA are the industry leaders in the provision of independent, long-term guarantee insurance for remedial treatments.
Dryzone was designed with the environment in mind . Its concentrated formulation means that less product for transportation to the point of use and less packaging means less waste . The formula is silicone based . These are from quartz and used to make a wide variety of products such as cosmetics and sealants.
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