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Tanking a cellar floor.
There must be no holes or gaps and certainly no cracks.
Most tanking slurries including hydradry see above will act as a damp proof membrane to the floor of any basement or cellar conversion.
Cellar tanking also known as basement tanking is the term used for the process of applying a waterproof layer that acts as a coating on the walls and floor of a cellar or basement.
Ensure however that the same preparation process is applied to the floor as for the walls.
It is used to deal with damp walls to prevent water ingress and effectively makes the walls watertight on a permanent basis.
It is important to tank the floors of the cellar as well as the walls.
We strongly recommend that you tank the cellar floor once you have fully tanked all of the walls.
A rough cost for underpinning the walls will come in at around 500 1 000 m.
Cement based add your water to the tanking powder click to view details or buy ultra tanking slurry powder.
Further information on the costs can be found at the basement information centre.
Cellar or basement tanking is the process where a liquid waterproof coating known as tanking slurry is applied to both the floor and walls of a cellar.
The same method is followed when tanking a floor.
This waterproof layer acts as a water repellant that completely waterproofs your cellar allowing it to remain dry when exposed to wet and moist conditions.
Cellar tanking liquids brush onto damp walls and floors no smell no solvents.
To waterproof a damp cellar through tanking can cost as little as 40 80 m.