Balconies, terraces and rooftop entertainment decks are a big part of how people live in Menlyn's apartments, Silver Lakes and Woodhill's estate homes, and the townhouses all over Pretoria East. When they sit over a bedroom, garage or the unit below, a small leak causes a big problem, and in a complex it can turn into a body corporate dispute.
Where balconies leak
- Door thresholds: the most common entry point. Water runs back under the sliding door.
- Edges and balustrade fixings: bolts through the slab and cracked edge beams.
- Grout and tiles: cracked or hollow tiles let water reach the slab.
- Poor falls: water should run away from the house to an outlet, not pond against the wall.
Our balcony waterproofing options
Balcony waterproofing Pretoria jobs fall into two groups:
- Tiles stay: where tiles are well bonded, a clear trafficable sealer or a tile-friendly coating can seal grout and edges, with the threshold and edges detailed separately.
- Tiles come up: where tiles are hollow or the slab is cracked, we lift them, repair the slab, apply a flexible membrane with reinforced corners, and hand back for retiling. Or we finish with a trafficable polyurethane coating instead of tiles.
Terrace waterproofing Pretoria body corporates ask about
For terrace waterproofing Pretoria sectional title schemes, the key question is often who is responsible: the owner or the body corporate. We give a written report of the cause and a quote split by area, which makes trustee decisions easier.
Large podium decks and parking slabs are covered on our parking deck waterproofing page. For slabs that only shed rain, see slab and parapet waterproofing.
Areas we cover for this service
We do balcony & deck waterproofing across Pretoria East: