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Water proofing Treatment in Sunken Portion of WCs, Bathrooms etc. by applying cement slurry in two layers mixed with acrylic polymer. Preliminaries to be attended (i) Completion of internal plaster for ceiling and walls of W.C. block leaving the portion for dado/ skirting. (ii) Completion of grooving/ chasing for doing the concealed work of G.I./C.I. pipes/Electrical conduits to be executed in W.C. (iii) Cleaning the depressed/sunken portion of W.C. of all debris, extra mortar sticking to the vertical and horizontal surface etc. (iv) Completion of making necessary holes for P trap/ Nhani trap/ water escape pipe etc. Preparing surface, fixing pipes and fittings. (i) The key to successful water proofing treatment is providing proper key in the concrete surface and this can be achieved only when the surface of the bottom slab of the depressed/ sunken portion is hacked by a specially made hacking tool, after the concrete slab is cast and just before the same gets set. (ii) Similarly, in case of vertical surfaces of the depressed/ sunken portion, the same should be hacked with a hacking tool the moment the shuttering is removed: if delayed it will not serve any purpose. (iii) If the contractor does not attend to these activities, the water proofing treatment on such surfaces shall not be permitted unless the contractors at his own cost provided spatter dash key. (iv) All ancillary works like fixing the P trap in position and all other pipes including the water escape pipe shall be fixed properly and the holes should be plugged carefully before taking up the water-proofing work. Preparation of slurry for First layer (i) Preparation of slurry is most important factor. The consistency of the slurry should be just that of oil paint and the quantity of slurry prepared should be such as to cover the calculated and desired area with just one coat of application and for that it is essential to calculate the correct quantity to be mixed in the prescribed quantity of cement per sq.m area. (ii) On deciding the correct quantity of water required per sq.m. area the required quantity of slurry should be prepared which can be applied over the desired surface (iii) The slurry should be prepared which can be applied over the desired surface within an hour of mixing with 0.488 kg of grey cement +0.253 kg of Supercrete-SB/ Chembond/ Warrior- W-4 (IS: 13435, Part-3) polymer based waterproofing chemicals per sq.m area and the required quantity of slurry thus prepared should only be used for first application. Preparation of slurry for second layer (i) For preparing slurry for application as second layer again the quantity of water required per sq.m. area for the prescribed quantity of cement per sq.m. area of application has to be determined and this can be done by following the method as described in clause 3.3 para (ii).

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Then the quantity of slurry required for second application to be covered with in an hour of mixing shall be prepared with 0.242 kg grey cement +0.126 kg of Supercrete-SB (IS: 13435, Part-3) polymer based waterproofing chemicals per sq.m. area and the required quantity of slurry thus prepared should only be used of second application. Application of slurry as First layer The first layer shall be applied with painting brushes over the specified and dampened area with slurry prepared as clause 3.3 very carefully including the corners, holes on the surfaces and joints of pipes in concrete etc. and the application should continue at least up to 150 mm height of fixtures of pipes from the surface. The surface on application shall be air cured for just 4 hours. Application of slurry as second layer (i) The second layer shall be applied over the first layer after a gap of 4 hours after application of the first layer. (ii) The slurry for application of second layer shall be prepared as per method described in clause 3.4 and the applied shall be exactly the same as for first layer detailed in clause 3.5. (iii) The applied surface shall be allowed to air cure for 4 hours and thereafter water curing shall be done for full 48 hours. (iv) In case no further work as described above is to be taken up immediately on completion of water proofing treatment due to any reason whatsoever it is advised to protect the treated option with cement plaster 1 : 4 (1 cement : 4 coarse sand) a protective layer for which separate payment shall be made to the contractor. Measurement Length and breadth shall be measured along the finished surface correct to a cm and area shall be worked out to nearest 0.01 sq.m. Rate The rate shall include the cost of all labour and materials involved in all the operations described above. The cost of plastering/ rendering shall be measured and paid for separately.