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Waterproofing in Gauteng
Waterproofing in Gauteng is mostly asked for on flat concrete roofs, parapets, box gutters and balconies. Ask local waterproofing contractors to find the source of the leak first, to say whether they recommend torch-on or a liquid system for your roof, and what guarantee they give in writing.
New to this? Read the waterproofing guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
What to know locally in Gauteng
Painters in Gauteng spend much of the year on complexes and estates in Midrand, Fourways, Centurion and Pretoria east, where trustees plan exterior repaints in phases. Roof painting and flat roof waterproofing pick up before the storm season, especially on older IBR and tiled roofs in Benoni, Roodepoort and Kempton Park. In the Johannesburg CBD and Braamfontein, contractors on cradles and rope access repaint office blocks and converted flats. Ask every contractor about public liability cover and a written scope.
Gauteng walls, roofs and weather
Gauteng has the largest and most varied building stock in the country, and nearly all of it sits high on the Highveld. Strong UV fades dark colours and chalks old acrylics on north and west walls, summer storms bring hail that dents and strips roof coatings, and lightning season tests every gutter and flat roof. Face brick homes from the 1960s and 1970s, plastered townhouses in sectional title complexes, older stone and tin roof houses in Pretoria, township homes and new estates on the edges of the metros all need different preparation. Body corporates, landlords, shop owners and factory managers ask for painters as often as homeowners do, and paint shops are close by in most suburbs.
Typical waterproofing requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a leaking flat roof, balcony or parapet traced and sealed with a membrane system
- Body corporates and estates: flat roofs and parapets across a complex resealed on one contract with a guarantee
- Landlords and sellers: a recurring leak fixed properly before ceilings and tenants' belongings get damaged
Local tips for Gauteng
Painting work and supplies in Gauteng mostly come from here: randburg, Midrand, Germiston, Wynberg, Pretoria west and the East Rand industrial belt. The requests that come up most: complex and estate exterior repaints, roof painting and flat roof waterproofing. When you ask for quotes, ask for a UV resistant exterior acrylic and a metal primer on any rusted roof sheets.
Around Gauteng the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a leaking flat roof, balcony or parapet traced and sealed with a membrane system. Before you agree to anything: find the source, set falls to the drains. Keep in mind: 1970s face brick, IBR and tiled roofs in Benoni and Roodepoort, Pretoria flat roofs.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
We pass Gauteng requests to painters and suppliers based in or regularly working in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. Rural jobs should give the nearest town and the farm name, so travel and delivery are quoted honestly.