Waterproofing in Machilipatnam
Coastal weather is hard on terraces here: salt air, driving rain and long wet spells.
- 5.0 ★
- 195+ ratings
- Machilipatnam
- about an hour and a half from our base
- All days
- site visits, including Sundays
- AP & Telangana
- we travel for larger jobs
Free site visit in Machilipatnam. We check the terrace and the rooms below, measure the area and give you a written scope. Houses near the coast, godowns, cold storages and older buildings.
What we find on Machilipatnam terraces
On the coast the rain does not fall straight down. It is driven sideways by the wind, so it hits walls and parapets rather than just the slab, and it finds its way in at window heads and at the junction where the parapet meets the terrace. Salt in the air makes it worse: it works into the concrete, gets to the steel faster and makes ordinary cement plaster fail early. Anything done here has to be done properly the first time.
What we are usually called for in Machilipatnam
- Parapet and terrace junctions sealed and coved, which is where wind-driven rain gets in.
- Wall dampness on the weather side of houses facing the sea.
- Cold storage and godown waterproofing near the port.
Buildings we work on here
Houses near the coast, godowns, cold storages and older buildings.
We are called to Robertsonpet, Kothapet, Chilakalapudi and the Bandar port road, and the rest of Krishna district.
Waterproofing services in Machilipatnam
The same list of services, on houses, apartments, godowns and commercial buildings.
How the work is done
- Step 01
Surface preparation
We grind off the loose, flaking top layer with wire cup wheels, so the new work sticks to strong concrete.
- Step 02
Pressure grouting
If a crack goes through the slab, we pump cement grout into it from the top or from below, until the full depth is filled.
- Step 03
Chipping and repacking
Loose and hollow patches are chipped out and filled again with polymer-mixed mortar, finished level with the slab.
- Step 04
Crack treatment
Surface cracks are cut into a V-groove, filled with epoxy and, after drying, sealed with a flexible PU sealant.
- Step 05
Coving
The joint between the terrace and every parapet wall is packed into a rounded fillet, so water does not stay in the corner.
- Step 06
Two-coat application
Two polymer-cement coats – the first brushed one way, the second across it after drying. Then a protective top coat in the colour you choose.
Book a site visit in Machilipatnam
Tell us what you are seeing and where. We come, check, measure and give you a written scope — no charge for the visit.
Other areas we cover
- We work in
- Vijayawada
- Guntur
- Amaravati
- Mangalagiri
- Tenali
- Eluru
- Gannavaram
- Machilipatnam
- Bhimavaram
- Rajahmundry
- Kakinada
- Visakhapatnam
Based in Vijayawada, so we are quickest in and around the city — and we take up work across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Tell us where it leaks.
We will come and check before the next rain, measure the area and give you a clear scope in writing.