Structural Waterproofing Document Library

A list of PCA Structural Waterproofing Technical Guidance documents and Codes of Practice can be seen below. We would encourage all professional users who deal with, or have an interest in, the subjects covered refer to these documents. These documents are aimed at offering guidance, not only to property professionals, contractors and surveyors, but also to insurers and their agents and members of the public.

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Technical Documents and Guidance Notes

• Guidance Document: Commissioning & Handover of Type C Waterproofing Systems [December 2017]
• Guidance Document: Podium Decks and Buried Roofs [March 2017]
• Guidance Document: Continuity of Waterproofing Systems [Feb 2017]
• Best Practice Guidance: Groundwater Pumping Stations serving Type C Waterproofing Systems
• Best Practice Guidance Type A Waterproofing Systems
• Best Practice Guidance Type B Waterproofing Systems
• Best Practice Guidance Type C Waterproofing Systems
• Guidance for the Service and Maintenance of Drained Cavity Waterproofing Systems (Type C)
• Guidance Notes on BS 8102 2009
• Insulation in Basements guidance note
• Wall-floor junction to seal or not seal

Code of Practice

• Code of Practice for Waterproofing of Existing Below Ground Structures [August 2017]

Discussion Paper

• Considering Ventilation and Air Management in Basements as part of an Overall Waterproofing Strategy