¿How to protect walls from moisture?

Damp or leaky walls is a fairly common problem in apartments and homes with prolonged rainy seasons such as Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC.

In addition to the annoying thing that it can be that water is transmitted on walls, ceilings, floors, windows, doors and even pipes, humidity produces a bad smell and bacteria that can affect the health of the inhabitants of the place.

¿What to do against humidity?

Surely you’ve already noticed that the rainy season has already started, so we recommend that you follow the following specific actions to prevent humidity from being a headache for your family or representing a health risk:

• Keep the place dry and well ventilated.
• Replace the old mortar with a waterproof mortar.
• Something that generates a lot of humidity are water leaks, make sure that all the pipes in your home work as they should since a simple constant drop will end up damaging the structure of the wall or the floor, and if you live in a building they will cause a problem for the neighbor down.
• Rainwater must not penetrate through the structure of the house.
• If you have steam from your bathroom or kitchen shower and the steam is not vented to the outside, then your walls are going to be damp. This moisture would be on the walls that are fairly close to the bathroom or kitchen. It may be that the humidity on the walls is more pronounced outside the bathroom or kitchen.
• Moisture and mold can develop more easily on walls with latex paint, compared to paint specifically intended for the bathroom and kitchen.
• Put the plaster back on the affected area with a waterproof dressing or cement mix.
• Do not cover the humidity with paint, since in the first one it does not cover the stain and in the second it does not solve anything at all.

If your home has already been affected by humidity, you have to repair damaged walls, you need to repair leaky roofs, do not hesitate to call us, we can help you with the arrangements of your home.