Coatings for Mass Housing

Mass housing development is huge in South Africa, and most other African countries. In the Western Cape, all exterior coatings have to carry an Agrement Certificate. This ensures that the product will effectively seal and protect the structure, and have an acceptable life expectancy. We have been supplying coatings for mass housing for may years, and have formed good relationships with our clients. By getting involved in identifying potential design problems we have been able to eliminate many water-proofing and coating issues, thus saving the client both time and money. Joint Sealer (see previous post) was developed specifically to deal with a problem on a large mass housing development, at the request of the client. The notion that cheaper housing will use cheaper coatings is false - in many ways the coating requirements are more demanding than those used in the 'conventional' housing market. Taking a hands on approach to technical service on mass housing sites has taught us a lot about practical building methods, and has put us in a position to provide coating solutions to diverse application challenges. The two photos below give an indication of the scale of the projects. Both of these projects involved supplying the coating requirements for over 2000 units.