WATERPROOFING TERRACE WITH CAUCHO

 Hi has anyone experience with using Caucho Antigotera to waterproof  a tiled terrace? What are the proportions of water to the Caucho please?

Hopefully this translation will tell you what you need to know..

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 Hi foxpat,thank you for your potentially helpful reply.I had a look at their products but I think they use different materials for water proofing. I'm not sure but I think the product I've got is rubber based because it's called Caucho(rubber in Spanish).Maybe someone else will reply who's actually used it. But many thanks anyway.Peggy 

Peggy Hi...

First sentence of the link I sent you in English...

"Trafficable waterproofing acrylic rubber based highly elastic, inert pigments and fillers, which give excellent waterproofing properties for both flat and sloped roofs."

and in Spanish...

"Impermeabilizante transitable a base de caucho acrílico de gran elasticidad, pigmentos inertes y cargas, los cuales le confieren inmejorables propiedades como impermeabilizante para cubiertas tanto planas como inclinadas."

Suggest maybe check out the website for the manufacturer of the material you have?

Is the dilution ratio not quoted on  the container?

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 Hi again,

the trouble with the stuff I bought at our local Bricolage doesn't have a brand name. I was hoping to use it over the week-end but I guess I'll just have to be patient and  wait until Monday and ask them  what the exact proportions are for their product. Hopefully it won't rain before then. Many thanks again.Peggy

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 thanks John that sounds like good advice. Someone has told me to dilute it 50/50 and then use it again undiluted. But painting the grouting rather than the tiles makes sense because the person who previously applied the caucho it left a residue. Which is probably what you were trying to remove. The main thing is that I don't have any more leaks from the impending heavy rain.