Rising damp is where ground water rises up a masonry wall due to the rise of liquid water through the capillaries of the masonry. The...Read More
Summer is here and the rammed earth building owner’s attention turns to maintaining the surfaces of their earth building after a long and punishing winter...Read More
Rising damp in walls in buildings is a difficult problem to solve. It may occur in old buildings with no original damp-course or newer buildings...Read More
Ahhh! Spring turns to summer and hope springs eternal. Victoria is out of corona lockdown and rising; and the rest of Australia is relatively normal....Read More
If these ghastly images are familiar to you – rising damp. Tech-Dry Building Protection Systems can help. RISING DAMP Two solutions: DIY where you can...Read More
Dr. Douglas Kagi, the Director of Tech-Dry has been instrumental from the very beginning. In the early days, Douglas not only created but originally installed...Read More
Research and development in Tech-Dry laboratories by Dr Ren Kebao has used nanotechnology to achieve a breakthrough in the protection of concrete floors. This development...Read More
Traditional treatments of horizontal concrete surfaces have involved the use of organic solvent-based epoxies, acrylics and polyurethanes. In addition to these treatments releasing volatile organic...Read More
Natural timber is a wonderful material for construction and timber construction is sustainable building because most timber is now produced by plantation methods from land,...Read More
Limestone is a natural choice to construct fair-faced attractive walls and interior surfaces. One of the issues with natural limestone is that it is soft...Read More
The advent of coronavirus has struck a significant blow to economies worldwide. If the virus is ever contained it is predicted that governments may have...Read More
The development of Tech-Dry KR2 took place over many years in Australia. The research and development was carried out at Victoria University of Technology between...Read More