Ixelles · 1050
Water-repellent treatment & coating à Ixelles
Clear or coloured water repellent for porous tiles and facades. In Ixelles we are mainly called for two things: the zinc work on the old grand town houses — dormers, valleys, domes, junctions against the neighbouring facade — and the flat roofs of post-war blocks, where it is the managing agent who decides and the paperwork takes longer than the job.
12 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.
Around the ponds and in the Louise district is the most carefully built stock in the city: grand town houses from the late 19th century, Art Nouveau, natural slate, zinc dormers and a great deal of detail work. Further out, the 1960s apartment blocks and their flat roofs dominate. Two worlds, two techniques.
What we get called out for in Ixelles
In Ixelles we are mainly called for two things: the zinc work on the old grand town houses — dormers, valleys, domes, junctions against the neighbouring facade — and the flat roofs of post-war blocks, where it is the managing agent who decides and the paperwork takes longer than the job.
Ixelles porte le code postal 1050 et se situe in the Brussels-Capital Region. Notre équipe part de Grimbergen, à 12 km : nous y planifions le traitement hydrofuge en même temps que les chantiers de Brussels, Uccle et Forest, 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 Ixelles se fixe en général sous quelques jours ouvrés. Nous partons de Grimbergen, à 12 km, et nous groupons nos visites par secteur : si un chantier tourne déjà cette semaine à Brussels ou Uccle, 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 Ixelles
We come out, we go up onto the roof, we photograph. The quotation follows within 24 working hours, item by item.
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The visit costs nothing and the quotation follows within 24 hours. One call is enough to know where you stand.