TECHINICAL SPECIFICATION

11.9 Integral Cement based Water Proofing treatment including preparation of. Surface
as required for treating roofs, balconies, Terraces etc with Brick Bat Coba.

11.9.1 Preliminaries to be attended

Before taking up the waterproofing work the construction of parapet walls etc, including finishing
should be completed in all respects.
(i) Similarly, the ancillary items like haunches, khurras, grooves to tack the fiber cloth layer,
where ever
applicable fixing up of all down-take pipes, water pipes and electric conduits etc. should be
completed and no such work should be allowed on the area to be treated during the progress of
water proofing treatment or even later.

11.9.2 Preparing the Surface

It would be advantageous to roughen the surface by scraping the surface when the slab is being
cast, however the surface need not be hacked. In case the slab is already cast and surface fairly
finished, the same shall be cleaned neatly of all mortar droppings, loose materials etc.

11.9.3 Blending Cement Water with water Proofing Compound

(i) Whenever the water proofing compound is to be used, it is advantageous to blend the
same with
cement if the water proofing compound is in powder form and if the same is in liquid form the
required quantity of water blended with water proofing compound alone should be used for
preparing slurry / mortar.
(ii) The water proofing compound to be used shall conform to 1S:2645 and be of reputed
brand with a
clear 1S1 marked on the container which should be in the form of sealed tins or closed
packets. (ill) The correct quantity of water proofing compound to be used per 50 Kg grey
cement shall be as prescribed by the manufacturer on the tins/packets literature. However, not more
than 3 % of water proofing compound shall be used per 50 Kg of grey cement.
(iv) Blended cement with water proofing compound or water mixed with liquid water proofing
compound shall be used to prepare slurry/mortar.

The water proofing compound shall be used / mixed for preparation of slurry, mortar bedding
layer , top layer or wherever cement finishing is required.

11.9.4 Preparing of Slurry

(i) The quantity of water required to prepare the slurry with 2.75 Kg of cement to be
painted/applied
over an area of 1 sqm shall be calculated exactly as described below.

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 This can be done only by trial and error method by preparing few samples with prescribed
quantity of cement and applying over few patches each of say 1/2 sqm area and thus the required
quantity of water per sqm area can be decided say x litres per sqm.
(ii) Depending upon the area of surface that has to be covered, the required quantity of slurry
should be prepared using 2.75 Kg blended cement/sqm + x litres of water per sqm area to be
covered, taking particular care to see that only that much quantity of slurry shall be prepared
which can be used within 1/2 an hour of preparation

11.9.5 Application of Slurry under Base coat

(i) The slurry prepared as explained above shall be applied over the dampened surface with
brushes very carefully, including the joints between the floor slab and the parapet wall, holes on
the surfaces and joints of pipes in masonry/concrete.

(ii) The application of the slurry should continue up to a height of 300 mm over the parapet
wall and also to the groove. The slurry should also be applied up to a height of 150 mm over pipe
projection etc.
11.9.6 Laying Base coat 25mm thick

Immediately after the application of slurry and when the application is still green, 25mm thick
average cement plaster as base coat with cement mortar 1:4 (1 blended cement: 4 sand) shall be
evenly applied over the concrete surface taking particular care to see that all comers and joints
are properly packed and the application of the base coat shall be continued up to a height of 300
mm over the parapet wall.

11.9.7 Placing of Brick bat

Brick bats of size 40 to 75mm thick shall be placed over the screed bed by hand packing having
minimum 15mm thick mortar below the brick bats and suitable gaps in between. Only fully burnt
bricks shall be used and the brick bats shall be well soaked before laying. Application of another
layer of slurry after curing of the above surface for a minimum period of 24 hours as per the
specification mentioned herein above. Then filling the gaps between the brick bats with Cement
mortar 1:4.

11.9.10 Laying Finishing Layer (Protective Coat)

(i) Immediately on applying the cement mortar as above and the surface is green, a 20 mm
thick layer of cement plaster, without leaving any joints shall be applied with cement mortar 1:4 (1
blended grey cement: 4 sand) over the entire surface including the haunches/ gola and the small
portion on the parapet wall. The groove in the parapet wall over the haunches shall also be filled
neatly packing the mortar firmly in the groove.

(ii) The surface of the finishing layer (protective coat) shall be neatly finished with cement
slurry and finished smooth with wooden / steel hand float. The finished surface shall be allowed to
dry for a while till a string mark can easily be made on the surface, when 300mm x 300 mm
square marks shall be made over the entire surface.

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 The water proofing treatment shall be covered upto minimum 30cm on parapet wall, and wherever
parapet wall exists the wall plaster shall project over the treatment.

11.9.11 Curing and Testing the Treatment

The entire surface thus treated shall be flooded with water by making bunds with weak cement
mortar, water shall be made to remain on the roof slab for a minimum period of two weeks during
which it can be observed if there are any leakage or not.
Brick bat coba shall be provided as specified , however recommended average thickness is
120mm and minimum 65 mm.

The measurement shall be taken flat between the parapetsor end to end where parapet wall
does not exists. The covering of Parapet wall shall not be measured and paid.

Guarantee period

Water proofing treatment shall be guaranteed for a period of 10 years ( defect liability period) from
the date of completion of the contract as a whole and required to submit a guarantee bond on
stamp paper.

LIST OF APPROVED MAKE/VENDOR

SI.No. Item Approved Make /manufacturer

1 Cement Ultra Tech, ACC, Century, Grasim, Am buja
Grouts/Admixtures/Water
2 proof Chemicals/ BASF ,FOSROC, PIDILITE, SIKA, SWC,
Construction Chemicals

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 List of Mandatory Tests

Item Description Frequency Tests to be

carried out at
CIVIL WORKS
1 Cement Normal Consistency (IS 4031) For Every 100MT and At Field / Outside
at Laboratory

Fineness &. Soundness(IS 4031) do do

Compressive strength(IS 4031) ---- do do
Chemical composition _ do At Outside
Laboratory
Intial & Final Setting Time(IS 4031) For every 50 MT and at At Field
change of source Laboratory
2 Fine Sieve Analysis - particle size For every 30 cm and at At Field
Aggregate distribution change of' source laboratory
/ Sand (1S 2386)
Percentage of Clay Lumps (IS 2430) do do
Percentage of material: finer than 75 do do
microns (IS 2386)
Specific Gravity Water absorption (IS do do
2386)
Bulkage (IS 2386) do do

Surface moisture (IS 2386) do do

3 Water Chemical analysis for determining At starting of the Outside
suitability for use in concrete (IS Project, laboratory
3025) at every 3 months and
i) PH Value at
ii) Limits of acidity every'
iii) Limits of alkality change of source
iv) Percentage of
solids a)chlorides
b)suspended matter
c)sulphates
d)Inorganic solids
4 Admixtures Chemical Composition As desired by the Outside
Owner & Laboratory
Consultant
5 Bricks Compressive strength (IS 3495) For every 50000 Nos At Field/outside
and at laboratory
change of source
Dimension (IS 1077) do Outside
Laboratory

Water Absorption & do do

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