New Build Basements

Architects and developers are more commonly designing new buildings to include basements as a means of maximising the useable accommodation on a given plot of land.

Cavity drainage membranes are now the waterproofing system of choice for many, who consider that this approach offers the lowest risk.

Risk is the key word a qualified waterproofing Surveyor or Architect takes into consideration when putting a waterproofing design together. The design considerations of a new build basement factor in the soil conditions including contaminants, the water table position the nature of the structure and intended use of the basement. The extent of the risks leads to the choice of waterproofing materials and design.

As the risk of radon gas in all basements has been highlighted by the Health Protection Agency, the ADD Waterproofing system offers an ideal solution to the riskaverse designer.