Flood Damage – Dealing With The Aftermath With Damp Proofing Products

Flood Damage –

How Damp Proofing Products Can Help

There is another season to add to the calendar in the United Kingdom. The flood season is upon us and this year it is worse than ever. Traditionally November is the month which sees the most days of rain and this year it has seen torrential downpours on a scale which has not only fully saturated the ground but overwhelmed flood defences and caused flood damage to thousands of homes and offices throughout the country. Experts are telling us that the extended rainfall may be a direct result of global warming but the harsh reality is we are living with the real risk of flood damage to properties global warming or not.

Proactive flood defence strategy is now being called on to protect vulnerable towns and cities throughout the UK. Various damp proofing products and systems are available to local councils to protect structures from flood damage and in the last few weeks the towns which have implemented flood defence have benefited by giving emergency services time to evacuate townships prior to the floods arriving. Unprecedented amounts of rainfall may have overwhelmed major flood defence systems but some properties have been able to weather the effects of flood by installing flood defence measures to properties themselves. Technology has moved on from the basic sandbags across the door threshold to items such as flood gates across the door and windows, tailor made caps for air bricks and even external sump pump stations to capture the water prior to coming against the property. [Read more]

Are Newton Membranes Guaranteed?

 

Are Newton Membranes Guaranteed?

CERTIFIED, TESTED & APPROVED

John Newton and Co are the holders of BBA certificate 00/3716 for the Newlath membrane and all Newton membranes are guaranteed against deterioration for 30 years and have a life expectancy of at least 50 years (DIN 9001:2000).

GUARANTEED INSTALLATION?

Although we feel that our damp proofing products can be installed by competent DIY homeowners and builders we also realise that on occasions there will be a requirement for an installation guarantee from a Specialist Damp Proofing Contractor. Newton Registered Installers are trained and monitored by John Newton so that we have not just the best damp proofing systems but the best contractors to diagnose your problem, design your system and then install Newton membranes to the very highest standards.

Please contact us on 0800 068 0122 for a Specialist Damp Proofing Contractor in your area.