Rainwater has this singular , consuming obsession to penetrated every minute crack and crevice available within its reach. It would not be half as bad if it stopped there. No way. It insists on combining or reacting chemically with every material, it comes into contact with, becoming acidic or alkaline in nature, and uses this very acquired corrosive attribute, to eat its way further into the cracks.

Sooner than suspected, it creates channels where none existed and now proclaims its triumph, by causing an unsightly damp patch in your bathroom or heartlessly invades an embarrassingly conspicuous spot in your living room, for all to see comment on, much to your chagrin.

That is not the end of the story either. If left unattended, it will weaken everything it comes into contact with, causing paints to blister and peel off, plaster to loosen and fall away and whole structures to weaken and collapse.

This dreadful and menacing course of evens can be prevented or checked by practical, effective, timely maintenance. This can be categorised into three main areas of care.