Waterproofing Cape Town

More variably than in most cities, because the building stock ranges from solid-wall Victorian terraces to modern estate flat roofs and they are genuinely different jobs. Condition, access and how much preparation is needed drive it far more than area. We inspect free anywhere in the metro and quote in writing with preparation separated from the waterproofing.

No. Site inspections are free across the metro and we do not add travel to the quote. If you are outside the metro entirely, that is worth a conversation, but within Cape Town it makes no difference.

Because Cape Town's rain arrives almost entirely between June and September, and it arrives horizontally on north-westerly gales. Wind-driven water gets past flashings, laps and upstands that vertical rain passes over harmlessly. It is why so many leaks here are both seasonal and confined to the north and west sides of a building.

Usually the body corporate or the managing agent, since roofs and external walls are typically common property, though it varies by scheme. We work with body corporates and property managers regularly and are happy to quote through them. If the water is coming into your flat and nobody is moving, a written inspection finding on where it is actually entering is generally the thing that gets it unblocked.

It is common in the older southern suburbs and the city fringe, and it is manageable. What matters more than the absence of a damp course is what the ground outside is doing, because raised paving or a built-up flowerbed against the wall is far more often the real cause than the original construction.