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The stories and features in the magazine are geared toward hardworking contractors and small business owners who need relevant information, written in plain English, applicable to his business and jobsite.
WATERPROOF! Magazine reaches virtually every segment of the waterproofing industry. Coverage includes:
Residential Below Grade – Spray-applied foundation sealants, self-adhered sheet goods, footing drain tiles, dimple membranes and sump pump systems, crack repair, carbon fiber straps, piering, basement finishing, crawl-space, mold remediation, and moisture management.
Commercial Above and Below Grade – Subway tunnels, wastewater treatment plants, all facets of commercial and industrial waterproofing, underslab barriers, crystalline admixtures, polyurea coatings, curtain grouting, waterstops, blindside, above-grade air barriers, joint sealants and more.
Commercial Roofing – Single-ply, built-up, and ballasted roofing, reflective cool roofing, electronic leak detection, vegetated “green roof” systems, and spray-on coatings.
In the Current Issue:
Residential Below Grade
Insulation, Air Barriers, and Waterproofing
Continuous insulation, seen here on a military housing project near Fairbanks, Alaska, can create complications in vapor barrier design. It’s clear that building codes in both the U.S. and Canada are trending towards better insulation, and more of it....
Preparing Masonry For Waterproofing
In recent decades, there has been a movement to seal masonry surfaces. Protective treatments applied to brick, stone and masonry are designed to provide a first line of defense against moisture intrusion. These include water repellents, water repellent...
Residential Carbon Fiber
Stronger than steel, and far easier to install, this space-age material is making basement structural repair a fast-growing and profitable niche. Carbon fiber is one of the world’s most high performance materials. Woven into sheets and impregnated with...
Commercial Above Grade
Empire State Building Waterproofing Renovation
By Vanessa Salvia For the first time in the Empire State Building’s history, the entirety of each fin is uniformly coated with a silver waterproof paint. One of the most iconic buildings in the nation, if not the world, received a much-needed facelift. A...
Waterproofing Metal Buildings
By Vanessa Salvia Application of MFM Building Products' Ultra HT. The beige metal roof can be seen on the lower portion of the building. It may seem unnecessary to waterproof a metal structure, since metal is inherently waterproof. Metal structures are...
Which Is a Better Roofing System TPO, EPDM, or PVC? Part 2
By Joel Lozon Aerial photo of just finished modern neighborhood with solar panels on flat roofs showing the large apartment building in front and the smaller homes in the background. This is part two of an article that published its first part in Waterproof!...
Structural Repairs
Commercial Applications for Carbon Fiber
This space age structural repair material is moving beyond basements into above-grade commercial spaces, including the library at the University of Notre Dame. Carbon fiber is truly a remarkable material. Its tensile strength is among the highest of any...
Keeping Water Tanks Watertight with Integral Admixtures
According to Kryton International, almost 84% of the population in the United States obtains drinking water that is processed by treatment facilities. These sources provide nearly 51 billion gallons of water per day for drinking and other uses. All of...
Crack Injection on Above Grade Commercial Jobs
Epoxy crack injection isn’t just for basements. A growing number of contractors have found a lucrative niche doing remedial and maintenance work on jobs that are measured in thousands of lineal feet. Steve Geiger, national sales manager of the concrete...
