Jay had just moved into his new apartment, and everything seemed perfect except for one tiny problem. The bathroom walls. Within weeks, he noticed patches of peeling paint and tiny black spots ...

Protecting our homes from water is not an easy task and while roofs present problems, so do walls. In fact external walls can be even more difficult to waterproof because we want them to also look ...

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