HOMESHIELD BASEMENT CONVERSIONS
Basement conversions are a brilliant way to maximise your property’s potential and space. The basement is often a forgotten land or no-go area in a home. This no longer has to be the case with help from Homeshield.
At Homeshield, we recognise the transformative potential of basements, turning them from overlooked spaces into valuable, comfortable extensions of your home. Our focus is not only on damp-proofing but on creating inviting, liveable environments that enhance the overall quality of your living space. We use a system of specialist concrete, plastic membranes, and pumps to create a dry usable space with lots of headroom, easy access, and as much natural light as possible. There are many benefits to having a basement conversion such as protection against damp, increases property value, extended living/storage space.
Contact us now to discuss your needs and we will be more than happy to offer our help and advice.
Our Surveyors work with you to fully understand your requirements and provide a workable solution. Our team will update you throughout the process to ensure everything meets your needs. All of our solutions comply fully with BS8102 and Building Standard requirements. In a basement or cellar conversion, we use membranes to cover the walls and the floor. This allows water to collect in one place where it can be pumped into a nearby sewer or drain. We then seal the membranes together because this will effectively resist the ingress of dampness and water. Finally, we completely cover the membranes with plasterboard. Whilst we carry out the work, we also neatly contain all services such as electrical cables and pipes behind the plasterboard. This offers a clean, aesthetically pleasing wall.
For your satisfaction, we offer aftercare and support on all the works we carry out.
Different form of tanking options:
Homeshield Tanking Slurry is the name given to the material that creates a barrier to water leakage in basements, cellars and other underground spaces. If you have heard anyone talk about “cementitious tanking” then they are referring to the application of slurry – both terms refer to the same thing.
An application of Homeshields tanking slurry can make all the difference when it comes to turning a damp unusable basement or cellar into a functional room. Homeshields Tanking slurry is a mixture of cements, aggregates and chemicals that combine to block water ingress through walls. The chemicals and aggregates in Tanking slurry improve the strength, bonding and abrasion resistance making it waterproof in a way that ordinary cement is not.
How it works :
We apply PVA to all walls and floors, then apply tanking slurry over the top, after allowing 2-3 hours drying time and then apply a second coat approx 2-3mm thickness.
Costings approximately Fully installed from just £795.00.
WATERPROOF MEMBRANE SYSTEM (CDM)
How it works:
- Hack off all walls back to brick, Place a P8 (8mm) breathable membrane, which adds an extra layer of protection to all the walls (from floor to ceiling height).
Prices from only £2750.00 Fully installed
- Install a P8 membrane to the floor area
- Install a floating water resistant caber floor system
Prices from only £3450.00 Fully installed
- Place cavity drains around the perimeter of the basement connecting to an underground Homeshield sump pump that comes with free servicing and 5 year warranty option.
Prices from only £2750.00 Fully installed
- Place latts on the walls if required and plasterboard using Grey Plaster Boards.
- Plaster all walls using damp proof additives in the plaster.
Prices from only £3950.00 Fully installed
If everything was done by Homeshield there would be a great saving of up to 10% !
Guarantee
An additional benefit for our customers is access to insurance backing for their guarantee. our customers can insure their guarantee under the Guarantee Protection Insurance scheme (GPI). Which is part of the PCA.
What this means in real terms is that in the unlikely circumstances that Homeshield was unable to fulfil its obligations under the guarantee (in the event of business closure for example), then the work would be carried out by another PCA approved contractor.
All our damp courses come with up to 25 years certified warranty, with all works carried out via qualified BRE & BSI works men. All treatments are in compliance with BS6576:2005
