How is ICW applied?
ICW products are usually supplied as an easy-to-use, dry powder comprising Portland cement, silica sand and special chemicals that can simply be added to the readymix truck at the plant or jobsite to create a power moisture barrier in slabs and walls. There is no need for any sort of surface application at the construction site – crystalline waterproofing can be simply added to the concrete. Such systems can also be surface-applied to existing walls and slabs and incorporated into construction joints during construction or after the fact. Results AI Ghanim selected Kryton International’s Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) for waterproofing a total of 4,500 cu m on the ground floor and first floor slab (12,000 sq m of area). The Krystol waterstop system was also used to treat the drill openings made for mechanical mounts. By using the Krystol waterproofing system, the project team saved two months of construction time. fu a result, the Al Ghanim Garage opened two months ahead of schedule t
