- 滲水
- Water getting through a slab, wall or roof into a flat, and one of the most common building complaints from owners.
- Water seepage
- 蓄水測試
- Flooding the waterproofed surface for a set period before screed or tiles go on, then checking for a drop in water level or leaks below.
- Ponding test / water test
- 底油
- The first coat brushed on before the membrane or sheet, so it bonds to the substrate.
- Primer
- 聚氨酯 · 水泥基
- Two common liquid membranes: polyurethane is flexible; cementitious is used under tiling and in damp areas.
- PU / cementitious membrane
- 卷材
- Pre-formed bituminous sheet bought by the roll, with laps that must be treated carefully.
- Bituminous sheet membrane
- 加強網
- Mesh embedded in the coat to reinforce upstands and corners.
- Reinforcing mesh
- 保養期
- The period after completion when the contractor must repair leaks; the batch and application record usually get pulled in a claim.
- Defects liability / warranty period
- 保護層
- The screed or finish laid over the membrane. Once it is down, the membrane is very hard to inspect.
- Protective screed
- 八號風球 · 黑雨
- Once either is up, most sites stand down; materials at height are secured and deliveries often slip.
- Signal No. 8 / Black Rainstorm Warning
- 滲水問題聯合辦事處
- The office run jointly by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Buildings Department to handle seepage complaints.
- Joint Office for Investigation of Water Seepage Complaints