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No Pressure: How Will JCoP Help Construction Companies Keep Their Water Locked Away?

UK Construction Blog

Dan Simmons, Managing Director and founder, Quensus If insurers were asked to rank what they see as the most costly damages they could incur, you would expect factors like weather, fire and theft to sit high up the table. This system enables automatic water flow monitoring and the ability to shut off the supply.

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Liquid waterproofing membrane

GCP Applied Technologies

Liquid applied waterproofing is essential for protecting many building structures. These flexible membranes are hand or spray applied onto surfaces such as balconies, podium decks and green roofs. This type of protection is also used to help extend the service life of structures such as car parks. Cold vs. hot waterproofing.

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Liquid waterproofing membranes

GCP Applied Technologies

Liquid applied waterproofing is essential for protecting many building structures. These flexible membranes are hand or spray applied onto surfaces such as balconies, podium decks and green roofs. This type of protection is also used to help extend the service life of structures such as car parks. . .

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4 Guidelines for Preventive Roof Maintenance

Flynn

4 Guidelines for Preventive Roof Maintenance. Benjamin Franklin wasn’t an authority on roof maintenance, but his wisdom may apply. He famously wrote that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Ben was referring to preventing fires, but the same holds true for most other threats to building systems, including the roof.

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Frequently asked questions about liquid applied waterproofing

GCP Applied Technologies

Liquid applied waterproofing membranes are typically spray or hand applied onto a substrate, and cure to form a solid material. Liquid applied waterproofing is often used on terraces, podium decks and green roofs. In some cases, it can be used to protect car parks as well as water tanks. Vegetative roofing systems.

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Project briefcases

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing, fireproofing, concrete admixtures and more combined to protect and preserve these important landmarks. The expectation of ‘complete dryness’ called for a waterproofing system with a long-standing successful track record in difficult and harsh conditions. Fire proofing. Fire protection. read more. .

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What Is Lightweight Concrete | Properties of Lightweight Concrete | Uses of Lightweight Concrete | Advantages & Disadvantages of Lightweight Concrete

CivilJungle

Aggregates batched with a high degree of saturation can be replaced by standard weight aggregates to provide internal curing in Lightweight Concrete which contains a high volume of cementitious materials. Lightweight Aggregate Concrete is used as heat insulation on the roof. Lightweight Concrete reduces the formwork and propping.