How to protect your school building in rainy season?

Posted by Aakash Group on October 14th, 2016

The arrival of rainy season calls for special attention to your school building as any building must be protected from various kinds of damages that are associated with damp weather. During the time of the school construction, you can discuss with your contractor how to ensure protection for your school building against weather extremities. Experienced school construction companies can provide you some valuable suggestions to keep your school building damage free. Following are some handy tips for protecting your school building:

1. Firstly, ensure that you fix any cracks that start appearing at any place on the building and plug them properly so that they don’t grow bigger. Rainy season will worsen the situation as cracks facilitate water seepage into the interior structures of the building. Cracks on any building wall are the precursor to further potential damages to the building. Check for flaking plaster on the building exteriors that can aggravate damage. Make surethat you inspect the school building regularly for any cracks and get them fixed while they are still in the initial stage.
2. The rain water pipes and sewers should be well maintained and you should ensure that the rain water and sewage is passing through them unobstructed. If these lines of flow get choked, water will accumulate and inundate the areas. If such is happening in the roofs or at any place inside the school building, that part will get damaged due to water retention.
3. One thing that should be checked for avoiding accidents or electrocution is that the walls that contain electrical wirings, switch boards and electrical points should not get damped at any cost. The school laboratories that usually have electrical points and apparatus handled by students and teachers should be kept away from coming into contact with water.
4. You can ask your construction company to make the design of the building structure in a manner so that it’s least vulnerable to rain water damages. The rooms should be well ventilated and provide entry of sunlight, so that there is no dampness. Get all iron structures of the school building like grills, railings, window panes, etc painted to prevent rusting.
5. Some things can be done to further reduce accumulation of moisture within classrooms and school premises. If there are wooden doors, windows or other wooden fittings, they tend to swell up during rainy season due to absorption of moisture. Make sure they are varnished and painted before fixing them so that such doesn’t occur during moist weather. Get them redone after some time to maintain them. Some classrooms can have indoor plants. These should be removed outside, preferably in open places as the presence of plants in enclosed areas contributes to increase in air moisture.

These simple remedies can ensure that your school building remains free of damages from rain water. In the long run, these simple steps will protect the structure of the building and help you save thousands in repairs and give yourschool building a longer life.