Waterproofing your house

[MrBlobby]

Is this a good idea ?

https://www.secotherm.co.uk/

or does it keep the damp in too ??

 

[VincentHanna]

I'm pretty sure houses should be waterproof anyway..

 

[AiiR]

If your home isn't waterproof then you have bigger problems than a coating can fix.

 

[Minusorange]

A lot of snakes needlessly die so they can get the oil to coat the house with

 

[Haze]

OP special much.....

How about explaining what the problem is, and why your house has leaking water through it....

 

[Deleted member 77746]

lmao

 

[Megahurtz400]

I imagine the biggest plus is protecting it from UV damage and build up of dirt and grim, and making it easier to clean.

Seems like a waste of money even if it does work though, it's a house not a car?

 

[Nasher]

I think you'd get more moisture problems if you sealed it. Isnt brick supposed to be breathable/porous?

 

[niko]

I think you'd get more moisture problems if you sealed it. Isnt brick supposed to be breathable/porous?

so is that paint if you read the site, its microporous

 

[Deleted member 77746]

You could cover it in tin foil.

 

[Nasher]

so is that paint if you read the site, its microporous

So it does nothing at all then really

 

[dlockers]

A lot of snakes needlessly die so they can get the oil to coat the house with

Took me far too long.

 

[Ayahuasca]

 

[Nasher]

Or buy a big barn and build a house inside it

 

[Mr.Cookie]

@MrBlobby our house built in 1890 has been covered with a similar product by previous owner some of it has flaked off possibly due to moisture and the back is only done to start of first floor.
It wasn't raised as an issue on building survey and we have removed flakey parts and repainted brickwork.

 

[Street]

I'm pretty sure houses should be waterproof anyway..

Mine certainly wasn't at the start of the year!

 

[Maundie]

I saw a program (Watchdog I think) where someone had the foam insulation blasted onto the inside of the roof, turns out when they came to sell it a few mortgage companies wouldn't lend on it because they said it could 'suffocate' the house and lead to damp problems. Cost the owners several thousand to have it removed before someone could buy their house.

I would check this out with your mortgage company (if indeed you have a mortgage on this house) before having it done.

 

[Jean-F]

Took me far too long.

It took me about 1.5 seconds, BUT, I thought that it just might sail over a lot of heads, so I tortured myself by thinking, “Am I being condescending, or patronising?”
I came down as condescending, and hung my head.

 

[BallistixOnZ490]

My house came with a hole in the roof, I wouldn't have noticed at all, my dad realised the slate tile laying in the back garden was from the roof. They fixed it quick because I reported straight to the builders that were still on the site.

https://i.imgur.com/mCXa7Qp.jpg

 

[Raymond Lin]

There is essentially 2 ways to keep water out. Since brick or stone are porous, water will get through if there is a constant driving rain against that side. This is why old houses have REALLY thick walls. The depth is what stops the water from getting through until the wet season is over, then when the weather is dry it breaths and moisture is removed. Modern houses have a cavity where the gap stops water travelling across the entire wall and it drips down internally when or if it reaches through the outer brick.

That solution it looks like putting a spray-on condom on the outside wall, I guess it could keep water out but it would stop the natural breathing of the material too? Something like that won't stop a cold bridge though, if you are getting damp through a cold bridge then this won't stop it.

If the house has a damp problem then you need to fix the damp problem, putting a massive plaster over it doesn't stop the problem. If there is a rising damp from the foundation due to the DPM (damp proof membrane) broken then this would do nothing.