Building envelope
Basements & Below-Grade
Below the water table, hydrostatic pressure works against the structure continuously and the failed face is almost never the accessible one.

What it requires
Waterproofing integral to the concrete plus a defensible external or internal barrier, with plugging and injection systems available for active ingress.
Verified products
- Faircrete HydrophobicHydrophobic pore-blocking aqueous concrete admixture
- Fairmate Micro SilicaCondensed micro silica fumes
- WaterGuard CrystallineAn easily brush applied cementitious crystalline waterproofing coating
- WaterGuard TA trowel applied single pack fibre reinforced waterproof cementitious render
- WaterGuard WM(F)A trowel applied single pack fibre reinforced waterproof cementitious render
- Faircrete RMW Crystalline (Liquid)Normal setting crystalline integral waterproofing additive
- Fairmate WaterplugA fast setting plugging compound for stoppage of running water
- WaterGuard A - Improved PerformancePolymer modified cementitious waterproof coating with ultra water repellency
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Talk to an engineer
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