Company description
Basement Renovations Bradford performs basement repairs in Bradford promptly and inexpensively in accordance with building codes and regulations. In our 8 years of experience since 2013, we have completed more than a multitude of repair and improvement orders for high-rise residential buildings and private homes.
Basement repair
When repairing basement rooms, every owner may face a number of problems. Immediately it should be noted that of course not all basements are endowed with a complete set of disadvantages described below. But despite this, we will give a basic list of possible works that may be necessary when repairing the basement.
Basement drainage and treatment: stages of work
Everything begins with pumping water from the flooded basement. The causes of waterlogging are identified and the identified problems are eliminated, and then the basement is dried and repaired. As a rule, the cause of flooding is damage common house communications.
If the cause of basement flooding is groundwater, measures are taken to remove it. Often the basement needs to be treated for mold and mildew.
In addition to repairs, very often the deepening of the basement is required. A height of less than 2.3 meters is clearly not enough if you want to make a full-fledged commercial space. With the help of excavation, you can achieve the necessary ceiling height. Two and a half meters is optimal for a commercial space. Naturally, the excavation can be done with the appropriate documents approved by the city authorities. Excavation without the necessary calculations and justifications can damage the stability of the entire house and disrupt its structure.
If you do not have project documentation and the necessary approvals, we can help you through all the stages of design and approval.
Basement dredging and preparatory work for waterproofing
Basement dredging is only the first step. Remember that an area of up to one hundred square meters requires a concrete or iron pit to collect groundwater, and for a room with an area over one hundred square meters you will need at least two pits located at different ends.
1. Basement dredging begins with the removal of the existing floor screed and excavation to the required level. It is important to keep in mind that the top layers of soil can be removed no deeper than the very bottom of the existing foundation, and taking into account all the design solutions worked out specifically for your basement.
2. After deepening the basement, the sand and macadam basement should be compacted with vibratory rammers.
3. Then it is necessary to construct a reinforced concrete floor slab. If necessary, special waterproofing additives are used when pouring concrete. Before starting the waterproofing work, you must prepare the surface of the walls:
Clean the walls of any foreign substances (dust, dirt, grease stains, and petroleum products).
5. Structural defects such as cracks, poor work joints, and sinks should be stripped down to healthy structures.
6. Brickwork joints shall be expanded to a depth of at least 5 mm.
7. The surface is washed with water until all debris is removed.
8. If the basement walls surface quality is low for their alignment, as well as when waterproofing the brick walls, it is advisable to plaster them with cement-sand mortar.
Depending on the need and feasibility in each case the following basement waterproofing techniques are used:
- Impregnation - impregnation of concrete with special compositions;
- Injection - with the injection of modern binding materials (often - polymer) in the joints, cracks, pores or soil structures;
- Coating - application of compositions with a high degree of adhesion on the insulated surfaces. Before applying coating waterproofing surface must be primed;
- Heat-weldable - bituminous-based.
- Rolled materials, such as bentonite mats are geosynthetic waterproofing materials developed on the basis of natural bentonite clay. They quickly absorb moisture and hold it reliably. They are used as the waterproofing of underground and buried parts of buildings and facilities and as an impervious blanket in order to protect the soil and groundwater from pollutants.
Bentonitic mats are highly durable, resistant to damage, flexible and waterproof over the entire period of operation, regardless of hydrogeological conditions.
What's next
Basement Renovations Bradford consists of a team of cool professionals who are passionate about what they do and do a great job. We hope that placing our company on Fyple will create potential opportunities to both grow our business and meet the needs of our clients.
