Interior Methods for Water Leakage Control

Moisture accumulation and water leakage into retail, commercial, and residential habitable spaces, including industrial facilities and below-grade parking structures, is the number one construction defect claim in our industry. The entire building envelope is a moisture barrier. Below-grade moisture barriers are required to keep water from leaking “into” and/or “out from” the structure. Water leakage inflow or outflow, and moisture accumulation within, can lead to health, safety and environmental issues involving the cost of operations and facility maintenance. Active water leakage, intermittent wetness, cavity wall moisture accumulation, and vapor transmission, can lead to costly problems: mold and mildew development, corrosion, contaminated water clean-up and disposal, slippery surfaces, and property damage. This demonstration will focus on crack injection using Aquafin InjectPro resins as well as Aquafin surface applied waterproof coatings to mitigate water infiltration from the inside or negative side of the structure.

Objectives

1. Demonstrate proper steps for crack injection. 
2. Demonstrate proper steps for curtain wall injection. 
3. Demonstrate proper steps for surface applied waterproofing. 
4. Demonstrate how to evaluate which method, or combination of methods, should be used for waterproofing success.