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PODIUM LEAK REMEDIATION & WATERPROOFING – LUXURY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

CASE STUDY

Structure

RCC podium deck with planters and tiled surfaces

Structure

RCC podium deck with planters and tiled surfaces

Service

Roof, Podium-Level & External Spaces

Duration

14 Weeks

Location

Dubai Marina, Dubai

Summary

Severe leaks in a luxury podium slab were impacting occupancy and amenity operations at a luxury tower where previous remedial works had failed. The project required invasive remediation, moisture mapping, and robust waterproof layer sequencing, culminating in a multi-barrier solution to restore integrity and protection across amenity and landscaped spaces.

Technical Diagnosis

Open leaks traced to slab fractures, incorrect slope formation, and inadequately sealed joints. Success depended on large-scale removal/diagnostics, re-creation of positive drainage, and complete waterproof/sealant lay-ups.

Implemented Solution

Excavation and thorough cleaning of the podium slab to remove damaged concrete and debris, ensuring a sound, contaminant-free substrate ready for treatment

Moisture mapping and injection of resin and polyurethane sealants into active cracks, joints, and penetrations to restore continuity and block water pathways

Installation of screed to establish correct drainage slopes followed by multilayer SBS and anti-root sheet membranes with geotextile protection

Final ponding tests for watertight validation in designated areas for 48 hours under controlled conditions prior to soil reinstatement followed by landscaping and plantation works

THE RESULTS

Leaks eliminated and protection reinstated

Restored landscape-ready surfaces

Excavation and thorough cleaning of the podium slab to remove damaged concrete and debris, ensuring a sound, contaminant-free substrate ready for treatment

Moisture mapping and injection of resin and polyurethane sealants into active cracks, joints, and penetrations to restore continuity and block water pathways

Installation of screed to establish correct drainage slopes followed by multilayer SBS and anti-root sheet membranes with geotextile protection

Final ponding tests for watertight validation in designated areas for 48 hours under controlled conditions prior to soil reinstatement followed by landscaping and plantation works

THE RESULTS

Leaks eliminated and protection reinstated

Restored landscape-ready surfaces

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