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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
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...
Remedial Drainage Options
Interior Drainage Systems Can Eliminate Damp Basements A range of products are available to dry out and repair wet basements with minimal excavation. By nature, a basement is difficult to waterproof. A porous concrete structure built into the ground is...
Basement Remodels and Emergency Egress
Every year, hundreds of basements are remodeled and converted into additional living space. This renovation trend plus an influx of building code updates and enforcements across the U.S. have increased the demand for basement egress. Basement contractors...
Commercial Above Grade
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!...
Which is a Better Roofing System – TPO, EPDM, or PVC? Part 1
By Joel Lozon If you are in the market for a new roof, then you’ve likely already realized that there are a lot of choices to make. With so many choices, though, some leave the decisions to their roofing contractor. We just let them tell us what we should do. If you...
Structural Repairs
Taking your Waterproofing Business Commercial
by Melissa Morton As the housing market continues to struggle, a number of residential waterproofers are finding success by adding commercial jobs to their portfolios. While the commercial waterproofing market offers a larger client base and revenue...
Waterstops
Mechanical waterstops come in a wide variety of materials, profiles, and sizes. In many cases, concrete structures are only as watertight as the waterstops used in them. Installed in expansion joints, cold joints, and other seams, they’re available in a...
Negative Side Waterproofing
– By Basil Mewes and Dieter Köster It’s Possible to Waterproof Leaking Basements From the Inside Water and moisture con-siderably reduce the value of a basement as living space or storage area. When moisture enters a basement, the conditions for the...
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