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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
Options for Finishing Basements
by Ron Greenbaum Waterproofers have an advantage over others when it comes to finishing below-grade space, since they know how to make the area dry and healthy. Use the right products and good craftsmanship to ensure the customer is satisfied. As waterproofing...
Worry Free Sump Pumps
by Melissa Morton Back-up pumps, batteries, switches and alarm systems make waterproofing systems worry-free. The sump pump is the heart of the basement waterproofing system, designed to keep a basement or crawlspace dry. If the pump fails, the...
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...
Commercial Above Grade
A Watertight Urban Oasis
Renovations of the famed water features at Fountain Place focused on waterproofing with seamless, flexible, chemical and UV resistant coatings. Fountain Place in Dallas, Texas is as well known for its beautiful fountains as it is for the building itself, a...
Options for Underslab Waterproofing
By Ashley Gee Perm Ratings and Puncture Resistance – Striking the Right Balance for Optimum Performance The use of underslab vapor retarders/barriers has long been regarded as an effective, economical way to control moisture migration through concrete. The...
Roofing America’s Largest Buildings
by Vanessa Salvia Enormous roofs—such as this one covering Ford Field in Detroit—require exceptional planning, logistics, and craftsmanship. Roofing is a challenging job. It requires skill, strength and experience. Often, workers are installing roofs in...
Structural Repairs
Waterproofing in Expansive Clay Soils
By Dan Calabrese Cave-In Catastrophe: Expansive clay soil is a deadly enemy to foundation walls, like this one, which caved in as the result of soil expanding against the structure's foundation. In much of America, soils don’t act in the way contractors...
Repair Options for Cracked CMU Foundations
By Clark Ricks In the last issue of this magazine, we addressed fixing failing poured wall foundations. Part II, printed below, offers solutions for fixing bowed, cracked, or leaking foundations made from concrete block.–The Editor In many parts of the...
Foundation Crack Repair with Low-Pressure Injection Systems
by Jay Schmid Today’s homeowners are demanding more useable living space, which increases expectations on their basements. These spaces are increasingly being relied on for home offices, storage, and recreation, and nothing can ruin the enjoyment of that...
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