With heavy rains experienced in South Africa recently, it showcases the crucial need for high-quality waterproofing solutions for commercial and residential properties.
While your home or commercial building may be comfortable during the dry months and the years during which there is light rainfall, you need to protect it against moisture ingress to ensure that it retains its structural integrity for many years to come.
If you are looking for a partner to assist with your building’s waterproofing needs, look no further than Sika, a leading South African multidomestic company.
Don’t let the wet weather be a cause for concern with Sika’s full range of technologies used for Waterproofing from Basement to Roof
When commercial or residential buildings have taken advantage of Sika waterproofing systems, they can have peace of mind that there will be no unwanted surprises in a sudden downpour or extensive period of rain.
Sika’s DIY waterproofing solutions are largely invisible but incredibly effective against water infiltration that can cause expensive and sometimes irreparable damage to your building.
Since we incorporate over 110 years experience of waterproofing solutions and systems, our methods are tried and tested, and Sika is often the go-to company for the largest and most important construction projects and prestige buildings all around the world.
Trust Sika’s waterproofing solutions from basement to the roof with flexible membrane systems, liquid-applied membranes, waterproofing admixtures for mortars, joint sealants, coatings, and more.
Sika’s world class DIY waterproofing solutions are your best bet for protecting your entire building.
Using our trademark flexible membrane systems, liquid-applied membranes, and waterproofing admixtures, we can effectively keep moisture out of structures, like bridges, tunnels, balconies, basements, decks, and more.
Waterproofing is far more than simply applying a product to your roof, internal and external walls. If you really want to create a completely waterproof space, you need to consider protection for your water tanks, wet rooms, car park decks and more.
Below are some key areas in which Sika can assist with for DIY waterproofing:
- Joint Waterproofing
- Liquid Applied Waterproofing
- Bitumen Waterproofing
- Waterproofing Admixtures for Mortars
- Acrylic Waterproofing
- Cementitious Waterproofing
- Emergency Roof Repair
Sika’s Residential & Home Improvement Trademark Waterproofing Products
Sika is building trust everyday through the supply of our highly-respected products. Below are the popular products in Sika’s residential & home improvement waterproofing range:
Sika® RainTite Kit is a liquid acrylic waterproofing membrane that can be easily applied for waterproofing & sealing joints, laps and roofing screws on various kinds of roofs (roof tile, asbestos, zinc).
Looking for an economical but highly effective waterproofing solution? Sikalastic®-560 uses Sika’s unique Sika Co-Elastic Technology (CET) to form a rubber like elastomeric coating to keep moisture out of your building that is used for roof waterproofing solutions in both new construction and refurbishment projects. This product can be used to coat over existing waterproofing systems such as torch-on bitumen systems.
If you live in a high summer or winter rainfall area or your commercial building is located in such a location, consider a fibre reinforced product, like Sealoflex Professional.
This product is also flexible and comes in a handy 5 litre container, that can be applied on flat roofs, tiled roofs & parapet walls.
One of Sika’s essential multi-purpose products is our Sika® Cemflex® submersible waterproofer and bonding agent. This product is a must-have for any homeowner or building manager for shower floors & walls (under tiles) or water retaining structures i.e. ponds, balconies and retaining walls. This product can also be used as a bonding coat for plaster and renders.
Looking for a waterproofing product for your gutters, fish pond, parapet walls, or flashings? Look no further than the Sika BlackSeal® Lastic product, which can be applied with a brush, roller or trowel.
When applied, this product gives you a watertight and rubberized bitumen coating, and can also seal joints, laps and roofing screws. It comes in a 5 litre container and is a must-have for any DIY expert or property manager.
Sika’s innovative BlackSeal® Silvercoat product consists of one part bitumen, and one part aluminium.
It’s definitely worth a consideration if you need a uv resistant and protective coating for your roof.
Every builder, structural engineer, and property developer knows that it’s essential to safeguard your brickwork.
With Sika’s BlackSeal® Brick product, you can do just that!
Here at Sika, we believe in always doing the job properly. If you’re going to apply a bitumen waterproofing system, make sure you apply a primer coat beforehand!
There is nothing worse than your roof starting to leak through a crack in your roof tile in a sudden rainstorm. Instead of accepting the status quo and using buckets to gather dripping water, keep some Everbuild® Evercryl® Emergency Roof Repair in your DIY cupboard. This waterproofing product can be applied in the rain.
Every builder and roof repair person knows that you can never go without having bitumen sealing tape on hand for those quick fixes.
Don’t settle for just any sealing tape, and invest in the best, such as the Sika® MultiSeal Tape.
Using Sika’s one-of-a-kind plastometric modified bituminous waterproofing technology, our range of premium quality waterproofing torch-on membrane also consists of non-woven polyester inlay to provide exceptional watertightness.
This range is also incredibly durable and has excellent impact resistance while offering great mechanical properties in terms of tensile, tear and shear.
Our membranes are easy to install using the torching method and you can use it to protect a wide range of substrates and applications.
Here at Sika, we understand this and have the ability to look at a property’s waterproofing needs holistically. We encourage you to view our full residential and home improvement waterproofing solutions here and contact us if you require any further information regarding our top quality DIY waterproofing solutions.