DAMP PROOF COURSE

MATERIALS:
 DPC shall consist of cement, coarse sand and stone aggregate of
1:1 ½:3 proportion with 2% of impermo or cem-seal, or acco proof
by weight of cement or other standard water proofing compound(1
kg per bag of cement).
 The DPC should be applied at the plinth level in a horizontal layer
of 2.5cm thickness.
 The cement shall be fresh Portland cement of standard specification.
 The sand shall be clean, coarse of 5mm size and down, and the
stone aggregate shall be hard and tough of 20mm size well graded
and free from dust and dirt. (composeal, pudlo, cico and other
standard water proofing compound may be used, and the quantity
shall be used as per instruction of the manufactures.)
MIXING
 Mixing shall be done in a masonry platform or in a sheet iron
tray in proportion of 1:1 ½:3 by measuring boxes.
 The cement is first mixed thoroughly with the water proofing to
the required quantity, and then mixed dry with the sand in the
proportion of 1:1 ½ .
 The mix of cement and sand shall then be mixed dry with stone
aggregate to have the proportion of 1:1 ½ :3.
 Clean water shall then be added slowly and gradually while
being mixed, to the required workable consistency.
 The mixing shall be done by turning at least three times to give
a uniform and homogeneous concrete.
LAYING
 The level of the surface of the plinth shall be checked longitudinally
and transverse.
 The top of walls at DPC should be laid with frogs of the brick
downward.
 Slide form or shuttering of the strong wooden batten of 2.5cm
thickness shall be fixed properly and firmly on both sides to confine
the concrete so that the shuttering does not get disturbed during
compaction and mortar does not leak through.
 The inner edges of the shattering shall be oiled to prevent concrete
adhering to it.
 The surface of the wall shall be cleaned and the masonry shall be
wetted by watering before concrete is laid.
LAYING
 The concrete shall be laid within half an hour of mixing and
compacted thoroughly by tamping to make dense concrete and
levelled both longitudinally and transversely.
 After two hours of laying the surface of concrete shall be made
rough and chequered so as to form a key with the wall above.
 The DPC should be laid in continuation in one day without any joints.
 Joints or break if unavoidable shall be given at the sills of doors or
opening.
 If joints cannot be avoided the joint shall be sloped and the sloped
surface shall be applied with the neat cement wash just before
starting concreting on the following day.
LAYING
 Shuttering may be removed after three days.
 On removal of the shuttering the edges should
become smooth without any honey combing.
Curing
 The DPC shall be cured by watering and kept wet for
7 days, and the construction of wall above may be
started.
 The surface shall be cleaned and wetted before
masonry.
PAINTING WITH ASPHALT
 Two coats of asphalt painting may be applied on the upper
surface of damp proof course, if specified.
 The first coat of hot asphalt at 1.5kg per sq.m (15kg% sq.ft)
shall be applied uniformly on the surface when the concrete is
dry and the painted surfaces is blinded immediately with
coarse sand and the surface is tamped tightly.
 The second coat of hot asphalt at 1kg per sq.m (10kg% sq.ft)
should then be applied uniformly and the surface is
immediately blinded with coarse sand and tamped tightly.
2 CM DPC
 The DPC may be of 2cm (3/4’’) thick layer of 1:2 cement and
coarse sand mortar with standard water proofing compound at
the rate of 1kg per bag of cement.
 The mixing, laying, curing, etc., shall be done in the same
manner as above.
 The form or shuttering shall be 2cm thick.
CROSS SECTION
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