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"So if you are planning to get the exterior walls of your home painted make sure that you have waterproofed them first.

"Instead of traditionally sealing bridge decks every five years or so, they could be spray applied waterproofed with materials like BDM that can last five decades or more," says Traci Micucci, pesident of Eastern Bridge Works, a Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based waterproofing contractor.

He criticised a nationwide house waterproofing scheme, saying some families had been waiting for months, while others who need their homes waterproofed didn't meet the criteria.

HERE'S A SCARY THOUGHT: REYnoldsburg, Ohio-based Tremco Barrier Solutions estimates that of the nearly 480,000 houses that were built with basements last year, only a third of them were waterproofed. Bad news for those home buyers who got a basement but didn't get waterproofing.

Finally, after installing the window, he applies a black silicone caulking between the waterproofed rebate opening and the acrylic window.

Effectively waterproofed facilities provide insurance that a severe weather event will have minimal effect on a business' ability to operate and generate a profit.

The Al Wefaq bloc proposal follows a call that went out last week from councillors to help get the homes waterproofed ahead of the rainy season.

They claim that the ministry only waterproofed a small number of homes early last year and should do more.