Waterproofing Plumstead

Yes — Plumstead is inside our standard service area and we run free on-site inspections there every week. We exclude only the Northern Suburbs (Durbanville, Bellville, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein) which are covered by our sister team at waterproofingdurbanville.co.za. Everywhere else in the Cape Town metro, including Plumstead, gets the same free inspection, fixed written quote and 10-year workmanship guarantee.

Same business day if you submit before midday. Our standard pattern is enquiry-in by 12:00, on-site inspection in Plumstead the same afternoon, fixed written quote in your inbox within 24 hours of the visit. In an active storm front we prioritise leak callouts over standard inspections — if water is actively coming in we will tarp first and quote after.

Older Cape Town suburbs share the same fault pattern: the original damp-proof course (slate or bitumen, installed decades ago) has aged out, and capillary action pulls groundwater up through the brickwork. The fix is BS-6576 chemical DPC injection at mortar-bed level, paired with a salt-neutraliser primer and a breathable salt-resistant render. The non-negotiable step is stripping the contaminated plaster off to at least 300mm above the visible tide-mark — painting over the old plaster is the single most common reason a damp 'repair' fails inside a season. Done right, properly treated rising damp does not recur and we cover it under a 10-year workmanship guarantee on the DPC line.

Indicative 2026 ranges for the Cape Town metro: torch-on bitumen R220-R380 per square metre, liquid acrylic R150-R260 per square metre, liquid polyurethane R350-R550 per square metre, full polyurethane systems with UV topcoat R450-R750 per square metre. Damp proofing runs R650-R1,100 per linear metre on chemical DPC injection, plus R450-R900 per square metre on the salt-neutraliser-and-render wall finish. The free on-site inspection produces a fixed written quote — we don't bind to a per-square-metre number over the phone because access, substrate condition and detailing all shift the real cost.

Every completed job in Plumstead receives a printed workmanship guarantee certificate listing the scope of work, the system installed, the manufacturer product warranty terms, and the workmanship cover period — typically 5 to 10 years depending on the system. It is transferable to the next owner on resale. If the work fails inside the guarantee period where we sealed it, we come back at no charge. That is the basic premise of how we work — and one of the reasons we are happy to invest a free on-site visit before quoting.