Curing
Keeping cementitious material adequately moist and at a suitable temperature while it hydrates and develops strength and impermeability.
On an actual building
It is the step that produces nothing visible and is therefore the first casualty of a compressed programme. Brick bat coba needs 14 to 21 days; a poorly cured layer looks identical at handover and cracks within two seasons.
What we most often have to correct
That concrete just needs to dry. It needs to stay wet — drying stops hydration and permanently limits the strength achieved.
Terms that come up alongside this one
- Shrinkage Cracking
Fine cracking caused by cementitious material contracting as it loses moisture, either while still plastic or over the following weeks..
- Brick Bat Coba
A traditional Indian terrace treatment of broken brick pieces bedded in waterproofed cement mortar, laid to a fall and finished with china mosaic or IPS.
- IPS (Indian Patent Stone)
A cement-concrete topping laid and floated to a hard monolithic surface, typically 25 to 50 mm thick, used as a screed or wearing course..
Curing — questions we get asked
What does curing mean in waterproofing?
Keeping cementitious material adequately moist and at a suitable temperature while it hydrates and develops strength and impermeability.
Why does curing matter on a real project?
It is the step that produces nothing visible and is therefore the first casualty of a compressed programme. Brick bat coba needs 14 to 21 days; a poorly cured layer looks identical at handover and cracks within two seasons.
What do people commonly get wrong about curing?
That concrete just needs to dry. It needs to stay wet — drying stops hydration and permanently limits the strength achieved.
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