Forest · 1190
Water-repellent treatment & coating à Forest
Clear or coloured water repellent for porous tiles and facades. In Forest every quotation starts with access.
14 km from our depot in Grimbergen
What that changes here
On a Brussels roof slope a water repellent adds little: the slopes are small, often in natural slate, and the real leak is in the box gutter. We advise against it here most of the time, and we say so. On the concrete tiles of the post-war districts in Evere or Anderlecht the conversation is different — there it is justified.
Forest is built on a slope, and it shows on the roofs: tall houses from the 1920s and 1930s, a lot of Art Deco around the Altitude Cent, and a low, industrial part down towards the canal. The differences in level make scaffold access the first question on every job.
What we get called out for in Forest
In Forest every quotation starts with access. On the slope of the Altitude Cent the houses are tall and the front gardens narrow; putting up a scaffold there needs a road occupation permit and sometimes a parking ban. After that comes the ordinary work: box gutters, slates and 1930s dormers.
Forest porte le code postal 1190 et se situe in the Brussels-Capital Region. Notre équipe part de Grimbergen, à 14 km : nous y planifions le traitement hydrofuge en même temps que les chantiers de Uccle, Anderlecht et Ixelles, pour qu’un déplacement serve plusieurs toitures.
- 01Diagnosis
- 02Preparation
- 03Application
- 04Inspection
The full technical detail of this service is on the page Water-repellent treatment & coating.
Two crossed coats on a clean, dry surface, or nothing at all
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Pour un devis, la visite à Forest se fixe en général sous quelques jours ouvrés. Nous partons de Grimbergen, à 14 km, et nous groupons nos visites par secteur : si un chantier tourne déjà cette semaine à Uccle ou Anderlecht, cela peut aller plus vite. En cas de fuite active, nous venons d’abord bâcher et sécuriser ; le traitement hydrofuge n’est chiffrée qu’ensuite.
On a porous brick or render, yes, and it is often the cheapest way to stop damp coming through a west-facing gable. The condition is the same: a clean, dry surface, and the cause dealt with first — an overflowing gutter, for example.
Applied properly on a clean, dry surface, allow eight to ten years on a roof and five to eight years on a facade exposed to westerly rain. The first sign of wear is easy to spot: the water no longer beads, it spreads out and darkens the material.
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Water-repellent treatment & coating à Forest
We come out, we go up onto the roof, we photograph. The quotation follows within 24 working hours, item by item.
Not sure about your roof?
The visit costs nothing and the quotation follows within 24 hours. One call is enough to know where you stand.