Waterproof (or damp proof ) surface treatment The surface treatment consists in filling of the pores of the material exposed to moisture by providing a thin film of water repellent material over the surface. These surface treatments can be either external or internal, the external treatment is effective in preventing dampness where as internal one only reduces it to a certain extent. Many surface treatments like pointing, plastering. Painting, distempering, are given to the exposed surfaces and also to the internal surfaces. Most commonly used treatments, to protect the walls against dampness, is lime cement plaster of mix (one cement : one lime : six sand ) proportions. A thin film of water proofing can be materials, generally employed as waterproofing agent in surface treatments are : sodium or potassium silicates, aluminium or zinc sulphates, barium hydroxide and magnesium sulphate in alternate applications, soft soap and alum also in alternate applications, lime and linseed oil, coal tar, bitumen, waxes and fats, resins, and gum, etc. Some of the abve mentioned materials, like the waxes and fats, are unsuitable in the tropics as they melt with rise in temperature, resins and gums and also not lasting materials are coal tar and bitumen disfigure the original surface. - Study24x7
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Waterproof (or damp proof ) surface treatment The surface treatment consists in filling of the pores of the material exposed to moisture by providing a thin film of water repellent material over the surface. These surface treatments can be either external or internal, the externa...

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