The bathroom is a relatively airtight place in the home. In addition to the usual laundry and showering, the humidity in the bathroom is very high. It can be said that the bathroom is in a humid environment for a long time, which has a great test on the waterproof performance of the bathroom. . If there is a flaw in the waterproof work of the bathroom during decoration, it is easy to cause moisture in the bathroom.
In the home decoration work, the waterproof treatment of the bathroom is an important project. If you do not pay attention to it, you may find that the tiles in your bathroom will fall off or the paint on the exterior wall will fall off in the future, which will bring great trouble to daily life. This is the so-called phenomenon of bathroom dampness. However, sometimes even if the waterproof treatment is done, the bathroom will still appear damp due to some special reasons. Therefore, the editor has sorted out the relevant knowledge about the hazards, causes, and treatment methods of bathroom dampness for everyone. I hope everyone has a correct understanding of bathroom dampness, so as to take reasonable countermeasures.
1. The hazards of dampness in the bathroom
First of all, the return of moisture in the bathroom is likely to be caused by leaking water pipes. If left unattended, bacteria will enter the water pipes from the cracks, pollute the water quality for washing and bathing, and will endanger our health in the long run. Secondly, one of the signs of dampness in the bathroom is water seepage in the wall, which will cause the paint on the outer wall to swell and fall off due to water accumulation in the wall, and eventually most of the wall paint will fail; We can’t see the phenomenon of dampness, but the infiltrated water will accumulate between the tiles and the wall, which will weaken the support of the tiles and other decoration materials attached to them in the long run, and thus fall off. In addition, if the bathroom is connected to other rooms, it may cause water seepage in other rooms when the humidity returns, which will damage the decorations in the wall. If the bathroom is connected to the neighbor’s house, it will cause troubles and misunderstandings to the neighbors, which may lead to discord among neighbors and affect mental health.
2. The reasons for the dampness in the bathroom
The main reason for the dampness in the bathroom is more related to the waterproof project of the bathroom, but there are also some other reasons. First, the main reason is that the waterproofing of the bathroom is not done well. Specifically, it may be that the height of the waterproof coating in the bathroom does not reach the standard 30cm, or the waterproof material is unqualified, causing the water in the bathroom to seep into the wall. In this case, you can only do waterproofing again, otherwise it will only cause more trouble. Second, the ventilation in the bathroom is not good, it is too closed, or because of the geographical location, the wind can only be blown into the bathroom from the outside, causing the water vapor to flow back into the room, and condense into fine particles of water droplets on the wall, causing the wall to be damaged. Damp and damp. Third, the water pipe in the bathroom wall is broken, causing water to seep into the wall. You can use a pressure pump to test it. If there is a problem with the water pressure, it will be troublesome and you need to repair the water pipe. Fourth, the bathroom next door or upstairs may be connected to your home. bathroom, and their walls and floors are not well waterproofed, causing water to seep into your bathroom as soon as there is water. This requires you to find specific penetration points before doing waterproofing, and communicate with neighbors in time; Fifth, in winter, the external cold and internal heat of the wall will form condensed water, causing the wall to be damp.
3. How to deal with the moisture in the bathroom
“It’s not too late to make up for it”, even if the bathroom has returned to moisture, we can still avoid the losses caused by it through correct handling methods. Method 1: Check the degree of dampness in the bathroom. If it is not too serious, you can paint the wall with waterproof paint and waterproof paint; , Re-do waterproof work on the base of the bathroom wall, and then apply a 30cm high waterproof paint, repaint and tile. Method 2: Most of the water seepage on the wall of the bathroom enters from the joints of the tiles. You can use multi-functional biological waterproof glue and cement in a ratio of 1:3 to make cement slurry to cover the joints of the tiles. Method 3, if it is caused by ventilation conditions, you can install a ventilation fan in the bathroom, and remember to ventilate at ordinary times; if it is caused by condensed water in winter, you can adjust the temperature difference through air conditioners.
Finally, the editor recommends that you check the waterproof performance of the bathroom during home decoration, so as to avoid all kinds of troubles caused by the return of moisture in the future.
