Prevent Leakages In Your PEB Structure With Few Tips

The popularity of PEB structures is gradually enhancing as they help in saving time, money and make construction safer. For someone not aware of the term, PEB or pre-engineered buildings are metal buildings which are specially designed and fabricated by PEB manufacturers and suppliers in manufacturing plants. The components are then transported to construction sites where they are assembled and the building erected using anchor bolts and nut bolts. If you are willing to reap all the benefits offered by pre-engineered building solutions, it is your responsibility to prevent leakages in the PEB structure.

4 Tips To Prevent Leakages In PEB Structures

• Use Bead Mastic Tape at Overlaps

While making a PEB structure, metal and plastic sheet often overlaps. As a result, a gap might develop at the place where the two sheets are joining. Once a gap develops, water might start leaking and fall inside the shed. The easiest way you can prevent the issue is by using bead mastic tape at overlaps. Cover the gap using the tape and you can prevent the backflow of water into the shed. It helps a great deal in avoiding leakages and is widely preferred by PEB manufacturers in India.

• Use Drip Trim

Two common reasons why water can start seeping from the walls are mistakes made by the workers or if there is an issue in the plaster. To allow water from the roof to fall through it, you can use drip trims along the line of the roof. The primary difference between PEB structures and traditional buildings is that, the wall is constructed only after the shed is laid. Unless the person assembling and erecting the PEB structure has years of experience, he might construct the brick wall outside the wall line.

• Use Skylights

The best way you can add natural light in a room is by using skylights. You can even use it for better ventilation, let in fresh air and reduce your energy bills. Install skylights in the roofs of the PEB structure and you can reap numerous benefits. Just follow proper installation process if you don’t want the skylight to leak in the future. The PEB structure manufacturer might even advice you to install it on the walls of the structures instead of the roof.

• Use Silicone Over Fasteners

To make the structure leak-proof, you can consider using fasteners with EPDM washers. For someone not aware of the term, EPDM are synthetic rubbers generally used to seal doors and windows. Just using electrical gaskets or waterproofing sheets are not sufficient, you can use an extra layer of silicone for added safety. Silicone is rubbery and flexible with high heat resistance.

Get in touch with Concept Project & Consultancy Services and follow the tips stated above if you want to prevent leakages in PEB structures.