Overview
Water seepage through external walls, mostly occurred by ingress of rainwater, was found to be a common defect faced by homeowners. To enhance water-tightness performance of external walls, it is important to look at the use of suitable materials, adequate wall thickness, design of proper construction details and surface rendering and finishes.
This course complements the “Good Industry Practices – Waterproofing for External Wall” and highlight the good practices introduced in the guidebook.
Objectives
This course aims to provide the participants with:
- a good understand on the design issues relating to external walls with good waterproofing performance;
- practical tips and suggestions on achieving good waterproofing for external wall, including design of external walls, material selection and external wall constructions; and
- a good understand of various water-tightness testing to verify the water-tightness performance of the external walls
