Hello all,
Just wondering if anybody has any experience or recommendations for a person/company who specialises in waterproofing decks that are over bedrooms etc?
A bit about my situation which might clarify:
I own a house with two large decks, one extends over and forms the ceiling of a bedroom, the other ajoings the kitchen, which together form the ceiling of the double garage. They leak. The house is a monolithic insulclad house, built in the mid-80's on treated timber. To the best of my knowledge, the leaks only started when the last owners decided to add heavy slate? tiles to both decks within the last few years. It appears they might have disturbed what ever waterpoofing was there.
I intend to pull up the tiles in the next few weeks to assess any damage done. The worst leak through the garage ceiling is pretty bad (e.g. you'd want a bucket when it rains), it's as if the rain is just running through the joins in the ply over the joists. It has done considerable damage to the GIB lining the ceilings, but all joists etc seem to be okay. Once any damage is attended to, I plan to re-install the existing or perhaps new plywood to form the base of the decks. I would like to retain the tiles that are there now, they look really good but are not a must have.
I have seen plenty of companies around the auckland region (house is located on north shore) who seem to offer this sort of service, but I am really looking for somebody who knows what they are doing; I've seen the horror stories of amateurs on the likes of Fair Go doing really poor butynol waterproofing jobs .
Does anybody have a recommendation for a company, installer or product in particular that they have used with good success in a situation like this? There seem to be plenty of products around, Rhino linings, Equus, etc and no shortage of companies applying them, but I am looking for somebody who can provide some good honest advice as to the best cause of action in my situation. Particularly if I'm going to tile over the new membrane, what are the do's and don'ts, whether I should improve the deck base to something better than standard construction ply etc.
I'd imagine somebody who does waterproofing/tiling in bathrooms would be useful, as they probably have to make sure any bathrooms are water tight, especially above ground floor etc.
Likewise if there are any tradies on here who do that sort of thing, or landlors/home owners who have been down a similar path?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am new to this property rennovation game and don't want to throw away good money by doing it wrong.
Cheers,
Rizowz
Just wondering if anybody has any experience or recommendations for a person/company who specialises in waterproofing decks that are over bedrooms etc?
A bit about my situation which might clarify:
I own a house with two large decks, one extends over and forms the ceiling of a bedroom, the other ajoings the kitchen, which together form the ceiling of the double garage. They leak. The house is a monolithic insulclad house, built in the mid-80's on treated timber. To the best of my knowledge, the leaks only started when the last owners decided to add heavy slate? tiles to both decks within the last few years. It appears they might have disturbed what ever waterpoofing was there.
I intend to pull up the tiles in the next few weeks to assess any damage done. The worst leak through the garage ceiling is pretty bad (e.g. you'd want a bucket when it rains), it's as if the rain is just running through the joins in the ply over the joists. It has done considerable damage to the GIB lining the ceilings, but all joists etc seem to be okay. Once any damage is attended to, I plan to re-install the existing or perhaps new plywood to form the base of the decks. I would like to retain the tiles that are there now, they look really good but are not a must have.
I have seen plenty of companies around the auckland region (house is located on north shore) who seem to offer this sort of service, but I am really looking for somebody who knows what they are doing; I've seen the horror stories of amateurs on the likes of Fair Go doing really poor butynol waterproofing jobs .
Does anybody have a recommendation for a company, installer or product in particular that they have used with good success in a situation like this? There seem to be plenty of products around, Rhino linings, Equus, etc and no shortage of companies applying them, but I am looking for somebody who can provide some good honest advice as to the best cause of action in my situation. Particularly if I'm going to tile over the new membrane, what are the do's and don'ts, whether I should improve the deck base to something better than standard construction ply etc.
I'd imagine somebody who does waterproofing/tiling in bathrooms would be useful, as they probably have to make sure any bathrooms are water tight, especially above ground floor etc.
Likewise if there are any tradies on here who do that sort of thing, or landlors/home owners who have been down a similar path?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am new to this property rennovation game and don't want to throw away good money by doing it wrong.
Cheers,
Rizowz
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