The British Structural Waterproofing Association (BSWA) has announced that the new guide to waterproofing existing basements has been published.
This Guide complements the Existing Basement Waterproofing Design Guide and Basement Waterproofing Site Guide. Principles laid down in these and other documents already published are drawn upon and expanded with details of recent innovations and current trends in thinking based upon decades of collective experience of the members. The Guide has been written for both the professional and the non-professional. A balance has been sought to include sufficient detail without making it too complicated to follow.
The Guide is written for
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Designers, architects, engineers, surveyors,consultants and specifiers
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Specialist installers and contractors
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Property owners including commercial and residential home owners
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Property managers and representatives of associations who are responsible for evaluating proposals for remedial basement waterproofing works.
Often such groups find themselves presented with a variety of opinions and conflicting advice. Reasons for conflicting opinion and advice include the following.
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There is often more than one way of tackling any given problem. The ‘best’ choice depends upon many criteria which need to be fully evaluated before selecting a system.
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Anyone can set themselves up as a specialist without any experience or qualifications, resulting in correct and incorrect solutions being offered to the same client by different parties.
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New methods and systems have been developed over the years. A client may find a variety of old-fashioned and modern approaches are proposed.
For more information on the BSWA guide to waterproofing existing basements or to order copies of the guide, contact the BSWA on 020 8866 8339 or visit the website at http://www.bswa.org.uk/
The British Structural Waterproofing Association (BSWA) is the professional Association of Manufacturers, Contractors and Consultants within the Structural Waterproofing Industry.
