Roman Lime Basement Waterproofing – Some Examples

Here are examples of two difficult basement waterproofing jobs done in Italy, by MGN, the manufacturer of the Roman lime plasters, to show you what’s possible with this solution.

The MGN Roman lime waterproofing solution is the only heritage and listed building-friendly, lime waterproofing or lime-tanking solution, which can be safely applied in any old or listed building. Since 1980 it has been used on thousands of heritage projects in Venice and throughout Italy.

With this solution you can create a GRADE 3 habitable environment, suitable for ventilated habitable residential or commercial areas. This can be achieved on its own as a standalone TYPE-A BARRIER or tanking protection. Or it can be combined with other protections such as Type-B STRUCTURALLY INTEGRAL PROTECTION or a Type-C DRAINED protection using a cavity membrane and sump pump -creating a two-tier combined waterproofing system, satisfying building regulations.

The Rinzaffo MGN material is fully waterproof (although breathable, vapour permeable) and it can also withstand significant sideways pressure. More information:
https://www.coreconservation.co.uk/plaster/rinzaffo-mgn/
https://www.coreconservation.co.uk/solution/waterproofing-basements-cellars/
https://www.coreconservation.co.uk/technical-page/mgn-traditional-lime-plasters/

Sections:
00:00 – Start
00:52 – Job 1: Family Crypt Waterproofing
02:44 – Job 2: Large Commercial Basement Waterproofing
06:02 – Roman Lime Waterproofing System – When to Use It?

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