From Roof to Basement: Nippon Paint’s Total Coating & Construction Solutions for Long-Lasting Waterproofing Protection.
Are you plagued by waterproofing issues? Nippon Paint’s suite of waterproofing systems offers the solution you need.
Like many industries, the construction industry has had to evolve rapidly in recent times. Shortage of quality materials at affordable cost, adverse weather conditions, faulty materials, poor workmanship and building design flaws have forced construction professionals to have to adapt to ensure the success of their projects. These factors have contributed to the increase of hidden costs that affect the viability of construction projects.
Water Intrusion: Major Pain Point
One of the major pain points in construction maintenance is water intrusion. In a bid to manage escalating costs arising from the aforementioned external factors, some construction projects have had to resort to less dependable materials and poorer construction methods.
Inter-floor leakage is a significant issue in high-rise residential buildings in Malaysia. Inter-floor leakage cases in Kuala Lumpur alone reach around 30.6% of all developments which is staggering. Considering high-rise residential properties account for approximately 61.3% of the total residential property transactions in Malaysia, inter-floor leakage is an issue and stress point for a significant amount of homeowners.
Inter-floor leakage issues are often due to a few reasons. Poor workmanship like inadequate construction practices and lack of attention to detail during the building process is without a doubt a cause.
The use of low-quality building materials that are not durable or water-resistant can result in leakage issues as well. Lastly, incorrect installation of waterproofing membranes, pipes, and other building components can also be a major reason for inter-floor leakage issues.
The way to avoid inter-leakage issues is to ensure good construction practices, use good quality construction materials, ensure installation processes meet the highest standards and conduct constant waterproofing during the construction process.
Why the need for an integrated solution?
In this day and age, development and construction designs have gone through a renaissance here in this country so building designs have to become more sophisticated and complex to attract suitable clientele.
This has created situations where buildings have multiple wet areas such as swimming pools, water features, indoor waterfalls, planter boxes, bathrooms, balconies etc. In designs like these, it is very easy for water intrusions to become a real hassle for developers, especially when things like inter-floor leakage occur. In such situations, it is crucial to have a compatible and integrated system to manage it.
The solution
Nippon Paint has designed and produced a series of compatible system solutions from bare to finish that are specifically designed to prevent waterproofing issues in a variety of different wet area situations.
Tiling System for Wet Areas
For waterproofing in tiling systems for wet areas, a compatible waterproofing system from bare to finish becomes crucial. Either NippoCEM STANDARD 701 or NippoCEM FLEX 901 is guaranteed to work wonders in waterproofing. Both are green-label, SPAN-certified acrylic polymers designed to work in areas where there are constant wet surfaces like bathrooms. Pair these products with a good quality screed product such as the CMI FloorScreed 085, tile adhesives such as the CMI TileFlex 186 / CMI MultiFix 188 / CMI TileFix 181 with CMI mortar Admix 380 to ensure strong adhesive when tiles are installed. Then, apply the CMI Tile Joint Filler and the CMI Mortar Admix 380 to prevent leakages through the grout between tiles and you can be sure your tiling system wet area is safeguarded against any waterproofing issues.
Tiling System for Swimming Pools
In wet areas such as a swimming pool where there is a constant body of water, a different approach is needed but Nippon Paint still has the perfect solution to ensure there are no waterproofing issues there as well. The NippoCEM Flex 901 can be used here as it consists of two components that bond chemically to form a hard and elastic film, which bonds tenaciously to most concrete or masonry substrates to protect against possible ingress of water. Perfect for an area like a swimming pool.
Pair these products with the CMI FloorScreed 085 to ensure a good quality screed layer and CMI Render 082 SP, an environmentally friendly, premium quality polymer modified cement/sand render for application on block walls, brick walls and concrete substrates at internal and external application for extra protection against leakages from the walls. Then apply a tile adhesive such as the CMI TileFlex 186 / CMI TileFix 181 plus CMI mortar Admix 380 to ensure tiles are installed tightly, and the CMI Tile Joint Filler and the CMI Mortar Admix 380 that prevents leakages through the grout between tiles and you have yourself a compatible waterproofing system from bare to finish that is specially designed to combat waterproofing issues in your swimming pools.
Solving waterproofing issues sustainably is not a matter of just using quality products or any one solution, it requires a set of integrated solutions that manages the entire construction process from preparation to application (bare to finish).
This is why Nippon Paint is a suitable partner in this process. Nippon Paint has had over 50 years of experience being a coating partner to the construction industry here in this country.
Nippon Paint’s Total Coating & Construction Solutions (TCCS) is a comprehensive solution for waterproofing protection which covers plaster, render, skim coat, tile adhesive, waterproofing, flooring, sealant, adhesive, filler, protective coatings and architectural coatings. TCCS is basically a holistic system that offers the construction industry superior end-to-end waterproofing solutions.
By using Nippon Paint’s TCCS, you are guaranteed:
1. Seamless integrated solutions
A one-stop solution for all your waterproofing needs without needing to liaise with multiple suppliers which will minimise construction pain points and disputes.
2. Compatible systems from bare to finish
Guaranteed quality materials that are designed to work well with each other to provide the best performance for you.
3. Cost and time-effective solutions
It simplifies the supply chain, which makes it a cost-effective solution. The simplified supply chain also ensures that you can save time by just dealing with one supplier reduscing the risk of project delays.
4. Enhanced construction professionalism
Seamless communication between solutions backed by excellent workmanship ensures that the usual construction pain points that often happen because of a lack of communication between different suppliers are mitigated here because, with TCCS, it’s a single touchpoint. On top of this, Nippon Paint also provides technical support throughout the construction process to ensure excellent workmanship.
As part of its waterproofing solutions, Nippon Paint also offers a suite of waterproofing products that are designed for basement areas right up to roofs These can range from wet areas that are located in the basement such as lift pits, retaining walls, driveways, waterproofing concrete, basement membrane to wet areas such as the bathroom, balcony, swimming pool, water tank, etc to different types of roofs such as exposed roof, concealed roof, green roof, metal roof and more.
These solutions come in the form of liquid membranes, cementitious membranes, sheet membranes, integral admixtures, crack repair solutions to joint treatment solutions.
Nippon Paint waterproofing systems are backed by extensive research knowledge and technology that is designed in partnership with their counterparts in China, to ensure that the solutions offered will meet the growing high standards of the construction industry here in this country. On top of that Nippon Paint has already been working with developers, architects, and contractors to supply more than 100 TCCS-partnering projects from residential, and commercial to industrial.
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