Waterproofing Design and Installation for buildings.

You may have heard the claim that rising damp is a myth but in reality, it’s far more complex.

Excellence in Timber Repair and Waterproofing for Manchester's Academic Institutions

Glossop-based specialist Trace Remedial is celebrating an outstanding achievement after winning two major accolades at the Property Care Association (PCA) Awards

What does basement waterproofing cost in the UK? Probably the question we're most often asked. Let's shed some light on the matter.

Is your basement or cellar leaking? Is it water table? this guide explains why water pressure bears on basements and cellars

Why is my cellar/basement flooding? Thoughts on what questions to ask, and what steps to take, in what order.

Article concerning issues with podium deck buried roof waterproofing systems and why they suffer issue, including example of failures

In-depth technical article regarding sourcing providers of waterproofing design and installation in the UK market.

Promoted for use in damp buildings, we illustrate how renovating plaster can fail where adverse damp and hygroscopic salts exist

Basement structures can be formed in different ways, using a wide range of materials, we explain how this impacts sucessful waterproofing

What's the benefit of a suspended timber floor? Why is sub-floor ventilation so important? We explain why

Waterproofing systems are not 'one size fits all'. Is cavity drainage right for you? We look at some of the problems associated with cavity drainage waterproofing systems for basements.

Slurry tanking, what is it, how does it work, is it effective? We explore these questions and more.

A poorly executed modular drainage basement waterproofing system causes major problems in this basement

Trace. Award winning expertise and innovation in specialist timber repair methods, for MMC timber structures - cross laminated timber CLT

Intro to NHBC Chapter 5.4. Trace Basements provide NHBC compliant designs and have undertaken extensive work for NHBC.

Is woodworm a big problem? Well that depends on the species, we explore within this guide.

A brief explanation of surface tension and capillarity, the forces which allow damp to rise through porous materials

How can something which comes from silicone provide a DPC and stop damp from rising up through a wall?

Salts of varied types can be found within buildings, these tell different stories and have different effects, we explain

This mill converted to apartments suffered flooding when a river burst its banks, this documents a system installed to address

Installation guarantees by men of straw, and product guarantees from manufacturers and suppliers, may not be...

Simple explanation of water pressure, the forces involved and how this can influence basement structures in saturated ground

Examples of very wet flooded subfloor voids, what are the consequences? What about waterproofing? Trace

Rainfall splashback, that's why. We explore the effect of rainfall splashback upon external DPC / damp proof courses

Slurry tanking, not an easy system to implement sucessfully, we document our experience in remedying multiple failed slurry tanking systems

Which is better? We dig into the main differences between cavity drainage and external tanking systems for use in new construction waterproofing.

How do they work? What can they tell you? Are they accurate? We answer these questions and more

Why does vapour exert a pressure? How does this relate to condensation in houses?? Read on

Condensation guns are such an easy to use method, to check for condensation and condensation risk on any surface.

We explain the relationship between damp in our houses and and those musty unpleasant smells

Damp patches on chimney breasts that won't dry down? Leaking chimney fixed? We explain these persistent damp patches

Combined Protection (BS8102) refers to the use of two forms of waterproofing, but which two to choose? We explore

This year, like many of us, we've held back on turning on the heating with a view to preventing unwanted surprises (high energy bills) and over the weekend we cleaned off the onset of black mould from each bedroom at home, so what can we do about it?

Relative to? Temperature! We've all heard warm air holds more moisture! How does Relative humidity relate to condensation

Easy to understand explanation of 'environmental grades' in the new British Standard 8102 (2022)