Dry Lining A Cellar

Cellar tanking products are designed for application onto damp substrates.

Dry lining a cellar. Tanking slurry requires at least two coats. In order to prevent this from happening the walls must be fully waterproofed. Sealing the walls using a surface coating known as wet basement tanking. As the drainage channels were being dug out we could see the water puddling at the bottom.

So dry lining was invented and from this has evolved the air gap or cavity drain membrane a dimpled plastic sheet which because of the dimples allows air to freely circulate. I am thinking along the lines of a plastic membrane on the floor under a screed say 4 thick insulation. Wooden paneling but this tends to rot. How would one dry line it to expel any dampness.

Dry lining now refers mainly to covering internal walls with plasterboard. Where you can talk to waterproof people. Through the use of membrane systems. Property repair systems is open for business 01626 872886.

Below outside ground partly below damp proof course or in a cellar or basement you can sometimes see liquid water its really wet may come and go. Dry and warm dry linings. Being below ground the earth surrounding the cellar acts as a route for water to enter through the walls. If your cellar walls are relatively dry you should wet out the substrate fully with clean water making sure it is damp but with no standing or surface water before applying the tanking.

Tim installed drainage channels around the perimeter and a membrane lining to the entire floor area. I have been hassled by the wife to turn it into another useable room. I own a terrace with a reasonably dry cellar brick floor and walls approx 15 x15 x7. When waterproofing basement walls with it brush or roll the paint on thickly enough to fill all the little surface holes then allow it to dry fully before a second coat is applied.

It took a whole day but even by the end of the day the basement already felt warmer and dryer. This prevents moisture from being trapped as in conventional. The plasterboard is either stuck on the walls or fixed to a timber or steel frame which is attached to the walls.