Balcony Leak Detection

If Your Home Is Leaking From Rain, Call (877)941-1640

You dealing with an upstairs balcony leak when it rains? Have you tried to seal your leaking balcony but it still leaks after a rain? Are you trying to figure out what you should do to deal with your leaking balcony? Are you wondering what balcony leak repairs costs? Or how to find a balcony leak?

Twin Home Experts has performed over 1800 balcony leaks, especially upstairs balcony leaks leaking into room below. This is frustrating for a homeowner and we wanted to take time out and offer some helpful tips and guide you in the right direction.

We get calls all the time saying “I have a balcony that leaks water into the room below”. Most balcony structures are built on a timber structure, then a new waterproofing membrane is applied on top of that timber structure, then tile or stone is installed, which is typically NOT flexible substrates.

When the timber flexes it causes the waterproofing to compromise, then tile or grout cracks, ultimately leading to water migration seepage below these areas, then down into the home’s interior living space.

Most of the time we see that homeowners attempt to silicone the areas up that they assume will solve the leaks, or hire a handyman that assumes and performs caulking repairs, only to find out after they paid and the rains come that it’s still leaking.

The BIG issue is making assumptions, based on suspect areas, but this rarely works. It seems to always lead to major disappointment.

Here are 3 money saving steps you MUST take to get to the bottom of your balcony leaks:

This all depends on how big the balcony is, what type of materials and accessibility.
Twin Home Experts uses a few methods to pin point leaks. These methods include:

It’s critical to build containment’s to protect your property from possible mold, dust and other contaminants. We then set up dry down equipment to dry out the structure to help us locate those small drips.

There are several options to waterproofing your balcony, these options determine accessibility? What type of materials you have? Are the substrates compromised? How bad is the balcony leaking? Where is it leaking from?

Most often tiled or natural stone balconies are the biggest issue. One way we solve these issues is by using our waterproofing remedial shown in the vide above. This method and product is great because once it cures, it flexes up to 150 percent. What these means it will expand and contract with the movement of the timber’s that the house was built on. The also eliminates major demolition.