Cith the arrival of bad weather and rain, roofs and terraces need to be properly treated and prepared to combat humidity, water seepage and leaks. There are a multitude of solutions on the market to achieve this, but if you don't know the products, choosing the most suitable one can make your head hurt. For this reason, we bring you this brief post in which we explain what you need to know so that you can choose the product that best suits your needs. Keep reading to the products you need for waterproofing!

1. Waterproofing products: Elastic paints for façades and roofs

This type of pwaterproofing structures are designed for outdoor environments are designed for exterior environments where they must withstand, in addition to weathering and meteorological adversities, the contractions and expansions of the material caused by sudden changes in temperature throughout the different seasons of the year. The main advantages of these paints are:

• Good watertightness to water and liquids in general
• Resist tensile strength and elongation at breakage
• Good mechanical resistance
• Form a film resistant to weathering and ultraviolet rays
• Good abrasion resistance
• They are breathable and permeable to air and water vapor.
• Allow the support to breathe
• Very good adhesion on most surfaces

2. Waterproof polyurethane membranes

It is a somewhat more sophisticated product than elastic and waterproofing paints. They are a ipolyurethane liquid waterproofing which, when polymerized (a chemical process that causes monomers to bind together), forms a cold-applied elastomeric polyurethane membrane. The membrane hardens to form a continuous elastic coating of the highest quality, adhering to the substrate and providing good elasticity and weather resistance.

In relation to their advantages, polyurethane membranes have the following benefits:

• They have a higher resistance to standing water on their surface
• They are not sticky, so that after drying they can be pedestrianized.
• As a general rule, they do not require special machinery for their application.
• Good resistance to weathering and UV radiation
• They are highly resistant to adverse weather conditions and aging.

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3. Polyurea: maximum waterproofing and protection

Above waterproofing paints and polyurethane membranes, there are waterproofing paints and polyurethane membranes. poliureas. These state-of-the-art products offer maximum waterproofing, creating a layer of extraordinary hardness and hardening in just minutes (some in seconds).

Within the polyureas, there are two types: polyureas that are applied hot, which require a special type of equipment to apply the product, and the poliureas in coldwhich are easier to apply and do not require any equipment.

Generally speaking, we could extract that the main advantages of polyureas are:

• These are products of high hardness and wear resistance.
• They offer high stability and durability, as well as perfect waterproofing and watertightness.
• They stick to any surface such as concrete, ceramic, metals, polyurethane foam, wood, etc.
• Due to its high resistance, the treated surface can be used by heavy vehicle and machinery traffic.
• They have an astonishing speed of drying and hardening.

If you want to know more about our polyureas, here is a video where you can see an application of our hot polyurea:

And, if you still have any doubts, take a look at this video where you can see the extraordinary protection and resistance provided by polyurea:

4. Discover the TOP SALES products of Eurotex

These are some of the main characteristics of these products. However, we know that you may still have doubts, so we leave you with this small infographic of the best-selling waterproofing products in ePaints:

As you can see, the range of solutions for waterproofing waterproofing roofs and terraces that exist in the market is quite extensive. In ePinturasthe online distributor of Eurotex you can find a wide variety of products for waterproofing and that leaks and dampness will never be a problem for you again; discover our family of waterproofing products where you will find these and other products that, for sure, will adapt to your needs.