Retro fit basement

Certainly in the major cities the ground beneath your feet is becoming increasingly more valuable. Retro fitted basements involve the removal of soil from beneath the property from below ground level or from existing basement level to subterranean levels that unless you live on a bed of granite are only determined by the size of your budget.

Multi-floor level basements the footprint of the property are commonplace in wealthy areas of major cities that have little land available for new development. Three and four floor levels are achievable and two levels are frequently constructed. A retro fitted basement can be extended out into a garden which is an obvious means of introducing light into the area.

Retro fit basements involve greater challenges such as soil conditions, potential contaminants, high water tables and structural loads. The need for a geotechnical report, Party Wall agreement, planning permission, structural and waterproofing designs necessitate the services of Architects, Structural Engineers and specialist Basement Contractors.

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As one of the principal market leaders in waterproofing and damp proofing solutions the Wykamol Group manufacture a range of BBA approved Cavity Drain Membranes and pumped drainage products including foul waste pumping stations and rain water harvesting systems all of which form part of a Retro fit basement construction.

Wykamol employ suitably qualified technical Area Managers who, in accordance with the British Standard for structural waterproofing; BS8102 2009, provide design and specification assistance to Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Homeowners. Staff at Wykamol can offer advice on what membranes to apply and what drainage products to install.