Waterproofing and invisible insulation - The Invisible Way of Insulating Your Home in the Forest of Dean
Exclusively available from Safeguard Chemicals, STORMDRY waterproof
cream will prevent damp penetration for over 20 years and also provide a
unique, low-cost method of improving the insulation qualities of
buildings without changing their appearance.
The treatment can be best explained by using the following analogy:
Imagine you have been caught in a heavy rain shower with no umbrella.
Your clothes are soaked through and very quickly you begin to feel cold.
When you get home, your first instinct will be to remove your wet
clothes, as you know that they are making you colder.
The reason behind this is that wet materials conduct (or transfer) heat
more readily than dry materials. In the case of typical building
materials, a completely saturated brick will transfer approximately
twice as much heat as an identical dry brick.
By keeping a building’s walls drier, it is therefore possible to
significantly reduce the heat that is lost through them. STORMDRY
waterproof cream has been developed over the last three years to achieve
this by creating a high-performance hydrophobic zone in treated
properties.
Houses in solid walls in the Forest of Dean lose around45% of their heat
through wall. These properties are often referred to as ‘hard to treat’
when it comes trying to insulate them as the options are restricted to
expensive external cladding fitting insulated plasterboard internally
which will reduce room dimensions.
FOREST DAMPBUSTERS external waterproofing treatment with STORMDRY
prevents heat loss and is much cheaper and less disruptive than having
solid wall insulation fitted.
Applied externally as a single coat of cream it will last for 20 years
and STORMDRY will penetrate deeply into wall and reduce the amount of
moisture they can absorb. A dry wall conducts much less heat than a wet
or damp wall and therefore more heat is retained within a property as
less heat is being transferred through walls.
Independent tests have showed that in damp weather a house treated with
STORMDRY used between five and ten percent less energy than an untreated
house. Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) tests for heat loss showed
that when driving rain was present the energy saving in a treated house
increased to 29%.
A house treated with STORMDRY waterproofing cream will have lower carbon
dioxide emissions and the heat saved will result in a higher grade
Energy Performance Certificate.
A unique cream formulation of silanes and siloxanes, a single coat of
the product is applied externally to masonry using a brush or roller .
When applied, the cream is white so that it is easy to see if any areas
have been missed. Within 48 hours the product will have penetrated
deeply into the walls leaving no visible sign of application on the
surface; this means no discolouration, no sheen and no residue.
The advanced formulation of the STORMDRY cream means that the pores of
the masonry are lined with the material so that whilst the absorption of
moisture is restricted, as the pores themselves are not blocked the
property can still ‘breathe’ and vapours can pass freely through the
walls.
The product has been developed primarily as a solution for solid-walled
buildings, otherwise known as ‘hard to treat buildings’, as the
alternatives are limited and often undesirable. External cladding
systems are expensive and dramatically change the appearance of the
building, whilst internal lining systems can take up valuable internal
space and require alterations to other fixtures (e.g. door and window
frames, kitchen units etc) to accommodate them. STORMDRY cream can also
be used on the external leaf of cavity wall constructions as an extra
layer of insulation.
BENEFITS OF SAFEGUARD STORMDRY WATERPROOFING CREAM
SAVE ENERGY AND REDUCE YOUR BILLS WITH A STORMDRY WALL TREATMENT
STORMDRY is a water-repellent cream for the protection of
masonry. It dries to an invisible coating on brickwork which:
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All water-proofing treatments are backed by a 20 year insured
guarantees which are issued in association with Construction Guarantee
Services who provide insured guarantees for approved contractors in the
damp-proofing and timber treatment industry which are authorised by the
Financial Conduct Authority and are accepted by Banks and Building
Societies for mortgage purposes.
If you feel that your property is affected by penetrating damp and heat
loss then please feel free to call us on 01594 837300 for free impartial
advice. At Forest Dampbusters we are happy to discuss any damp related
problems that may be having an adverse effect on your house.
With the winter almost upon us now is the time to protect your property
against penetrating dampness and also prevent heat loss so call us now
on 01594 837300
Most of our work is carried out within the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley
area but we are able to travel further afield and welcome enquiries from
Gloucester, Ledbury, Hereford, Abergavenny, Newport and all surrounding
areas
Please call us on 01594 837300 or email us at
enquiries@forest-dampbusters.co.uk for further information.
You can also request a survey online.