The conversion of former agricultural buildings has often provided developers and owners with challenging but very rewarding projects whilst the end results can be quite magnificent, providing unique and historic rural living. In recent years we have received a growing demand for our services in waterproofing barn conversions and have had the privilege of working on some fantastic projects.

A large number of our projects have involved taking the shell of a former agricultural building (often in a derelict condition) and providing specialist, bespoke solutions and building services to help with the sympathetic repair and conversion into habitable accommodation.

Damp or Waterproofing in Barn Conversions can provide unique challenges, especially when taking account of the historic use of the building. Structures can be contaminated with ground salts as well as suffering the residual effects of stored goods and fertilisers. This, coupled with contaminants associated with livestock occupation, mean that traditional directly applied finishes will face significant challenges.

Contaminants also mean that the use of traditional Tanking techniques to overcome problems of changing ground levels internally or externally, or to deal with Earth Retaining Walls, are destined to a very short life and ultimately failure. A large number of Tanking applications require extensive preparation of the substrate and can include the use of very dense renders bonded to the historic building material. Our portfolio of services includes alternative systems that we may specify which offer a more reliable and guaranteed long term solution.

If you would like to speak to a member of our specialist team regarding your project, please Contact Us on 0800 055 6966. For more about successful barn conversions we have been involved with, please see our Case Studies Page.