Thursday 7 November 2013

Seal And Preserve Surfaces By Consulting A Masonry Sealing Auburn Contractor

By Katrina Wheeler


Protecting your surfaces with the help of masonry sealing Auburn contractors will help prevent the menace of water damage and enhance the life of structures. Most materials used in construction and masonry work are porous including bricks, concretes, and natural stone. The degree of permeability will vary from one material to another. However, the bottom line is that any moisture penetration whether through absorption, capillary action, or infiltration will lead to structural damages, short lifespan, growth of molds, and other water damage problems.

Moisture may be caused by many aspects including wet grounds, wet weather ingression, leaky pipes, sewerage backflows, faulty guttering systems, and deteriorated roofing structure. Surfaces designed of natural stone, concretes, and bricks are at risk of cracking and spalling as a result of freeze-thaw cycles. When moisture is trapped inside the construction materials, it causes troubles such as cracks, staining, and increased growth of molds, mildew, and algae.

In concretes, moisture penetrates the surfaces through absorption, capillary action, or infiltration. The water may cause the concretes to develop cracks. It also causes spitting or spalling leading to separation of chunks of concrete from the structure. The penetrating moisture may corrode metallic beam bars that are fitted in concretes to help in supporting the structure.

Moreover, the moisture may spread from concretes and reach wooden floors leading to warping and swelling of your wooded floors. There are different sealers for masonry surfaces and the contractors can determine the right sealant products to use depending on the material used in the construction of surfaces. For concretes, sealer may be water based or solvent based with generic formulae for different surfaces.

Presence of cracks can increase the seeping of water in concretes material leading to water damage issues within building. Foundation walls of buildings designed with crawlspace and basement suffer from moisture, which moves from the backfill areas to the walls and eventually enters the interior of a building. The guttering systems in building may leak water to the ground adjacent to foundation and walls of the building.

Moisture penetrates through the porous surfaces by capillary action, absorption, and infiltration. With persistent exposure to moisture, the lifespan of the buildings or pavement surfaces is reduced. Leaking pipes in building can also soak the ground and transfer moisture to interiors parts of a building. If you have not installed a guttering system in your building, the water running down the roofing structure pours on the ground next to the foundation and walls of your building.

One problematic area in homes is the chimney. When moisture enters chimney flues, it causes scaling, spalling, deterioration, and water intrusion. Freeze-thaw damage deteriorates the chimney structure thus compromising its structural integrity. The water entering inside the chimney may mix with the gases and creosote deposited on the walls forming acidic compounds.

The acidic substances wear out the chimney liners, concretes, and bricks, and expose other surfaces to the dangerous gases and compounds released from the fuel combusting process. Sealing the brick chimneys can prevent premature damages of these structures thus prolonging their lifespan. By consulting masonry sealing Auburn contractors, you can preserve the quality of surfaces and prevent premature damages caused by moisture infiltration.




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