The monsoon season is officially over all across India and wall dampness and leakages are a common sight in many households. While most of us enjoy rains with a hot cup of chai and pakoras while watching the pitter-patter of the rain through the windows, it can spell disaster if your home walls are not waterproofed to begin with. This kind of leakage or seepage would scare anyone and prevention is always better than cure.
Over the years a lot of people have realized that water has an ability to seep into external home walls, and the first signs of this can be noticed only when it is too late, causing wall dampness and leakages.
Most homeowners are very tired of listening to unwanted ‘gyaan’ from cheap contractors or even low budget interior companies. They are not sure of why exactly seepage or leakage happens.
Here are some scientific facts about what actually causes leakage and seepage.
Wall leakage could occur due to the following:
- Crack in the interior or exterior walls
- Cracks in the terrace or roof
- Damaged or loose tiles
- Growth of plants
Seepage could occur due to the following:
- Long-term exposure to water
- Rainwater accumulation
- Presence of natural underground water
- Poor waterproofing at the time of construction
Water seepage causes wetness and cracking and flaking of the paint. Apart from that, the extra dampness inside the home has a tendency to invite unnecessary viruses, mould and fungus, posing a threat to not just home occupants but also the aesthetics.
What is the right approach to waterproof?
Home Wall Waterproofing, when once done properly, does not require regular care, lasting anywhere between 5 to 10 years. But it has to be done the right way or else water will seep into your walls. But you might still be thinking, why does water still seep in your walls every monsoon, despite ‘waterproofing’ them just last year?
One of the main reasons is that homeowners and contractors hire cheap labour and products to get waterproofing done. They use methods like chuna, chemical treatments, plaster or a touch of paint that can provide temporary solutions but are not long-lasting. Besides, in most of the cases, local contractors do not have the essential tools and proficiency about waterproofing and end up doling out what we call ‘fake gyaan.’
It is important to repair waterproofing problems with effective and lasting wall dampness solutions and roof water damage solutions with a scientific approach. External walls, internal walls, bathroom, kitchen are the main areas you need to look for to make your home waterproofed.
Recently Berger Home Shield has launched a ‘warranty waala waterproofing’ in the Indian market. This is to give customers the right information so they can tell vigyaan from gyaan. This ad has Akshay Kumar in the never seen before avatar where he is showing the right direction to the customers.
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The commercial shows a casual chit-chat between owners and the local waterproofing worker, talking about the short-term solutions and fake ‘gyaan’ associated with home waterproofing that people usually fall for. It then introduces Berger Home Shield that is backed by scientific and long-term home waterproofing solutions, which makes it the perfect choice for all
How to change the waterproofing game?
A thorough and careful assessment is done by Berger Home Shield experts with the help of Moisture Meter that helps detect the right source of trapped moisture without any random guessing games! This is a science backed solution that requires the right tools and equipment to offer one of the best solutions. Be it old or new construction, roofs, exterior walls or interior walls, Berger Home Shield uses the moisture meter’s reading and suggests appropriate waterproofing system to treat problems using the right products and solutions. The scientific analysis helps evaluate the precise source of damage so that proper steps can be taken for wall waterproofing
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This is really a great addition by berger home shield and I really like the term warranty wala waterproofing. Seems like a perfect option to change our waterproofing game. Thanks a lot for sharing about it.
Indeed a slight mistake or an overlook can spoil the entire house and thus a good waterproofing is very much needed. Burger paints has come out with a great option to make sure that our house is maintained well.
Water leakage issues are something we all face in Mumbai with the rains and like you shared the local methods don’t last long, Will check the Berger Paints details.
Thanks for sharing scientific facts about what actually causes leakage. If its lasting between 5 to 10 years then will definitely going to try this for sure. Good to know about that assessment is done by Berger Home Shield experts with the help of Moisture Meter. Thanks for sharing this article
I have seen this advertisement of Akshay Kumar for Berger Paints and having read your post getting the walls checked with water meter seems a good way to start with repairing leaky walls.
Thanks for this post I first time to to know so much about waterproofing the house.
Ok that’s some different information about our walls. But it helps a lot. Our building is generally having this seepage issue for a long time. Perhapti should forward it to someone. Now sure how it would help though.
Berger home shield is great an advance way of protecting house . I didn’t know about this . We built our house some 20 years back and it had a leakage after 5 years . I wish we had such product back then .
Walls of our new apartment get really damp during the monsoon season! This is interesting! I will share this with dad!
This is actually good. Berger had already been doing great but this waterproofing this indeed a great addition…
That’s very helpful tips for keeping home water proof with Berger Home Shield has launched a ‘warranty waala waterproofing’
Berger has some good options and especially I love their taglines. Warranty Wala waterproofing and vigyaan see gyaan.
India market of paints is not via advertisement. I feel people just use word of mouth and suggestions by contractor in India for paint and waterproof. Some more awareness of right knowledge is needed in this field
I have watched this advertisement of Akshay Kumar for Berger Paints. Glad to know about getting the walls checked with water meter looks a good way to start with repairing leaky walls.
Berger Home Shield ‘warranty waala waterproofing’ sounds promising in treating damp and fungus walls
We trust Berger paints & have used their paints for our home. Next time will remember to check our walls for water meter.
Thank you for information, in my new house leakage problem is occur and we are not able to detect leakage . I will soon consult Berger paint.
Decorating house with all the essential is the great idea and waterproofing will make house look beautiful for longer time. Water leakage also adds tons of disease that goes unnoticed, hence water proofing is essential. Berger paints surely brought the best for the customers.
Have been a huge fan of Berger paint solutions. Good to know about Berger Home Shield which uses moisture meter’s reading to treat water problems using the right products and solutions. This is so cool!
This is a very important and informative piece because everyone needs waterproofing for their homes.