Floor & balcony waterproofing for rest houses & farms in Afif

Prepared by the technical team · editorial review · last updated 13 November 2026 · Sources

Floor & balcony waterproofing in Afif: the local context

Team note on Afif: Kashf teams serve this city and its nearby districts with the same documented inspection standard: device-based leak detection without demolition, a written report, and a clear scope before any work begins.. The centre of Afif sits about 1040 m above sea level (SRTM open elevation data).

Main roads in or near Afif: King Abdulaziz Road, King Faisal Road, Airport Road.

At Afif, which sits about 1040 m above sea level, the first thing a technician checks on a rest house or farm floor or balcony is how the surface has been exposed to the local climate over time. The centre of Afif sits about 1040 m above sea level, so the site is cooler than the lowlands around it, but the sun and temperature swings still work on slabs and balcony edges. The first checks are therefore the surface condition, the presence of hairline or structural cracks, and whether water is already finding its way under tiles or along joints. Crack injection is priced at SAR 40–120 per metre, so measuring the length of visible cracks early helps set a realistic scope before any coating is chosen.

Some points can only be settled at the site visit. The technician needs to see the slope of the floor, the drainage outlets, the condition of any existing membrane, and how the balcony meets the wall. Whether the rest house has a basement, a bathroom area or a water tank also changes the work completely, and these are confirmed on the ground rather than from a description. Coating choice depends on what is actually found: liquid roof waterproofing runs SAR 8–25 per m², bitumen membrane SAR 15–35 per m², and epoxy coating SAR 35–90 per m², so the surface and use must be confirmed first.

To help the technician, it is useful to have the floor plan or sketch, the area of each floor or balcony in square metres, and a note of where leaks appear after rain. Tell the technician if the farm stores water in a tank, since tank internal coating is quoted at SAR 25–60 per m², and mention whether XPS boards, quoted at SAR 12–30 per m², have been used on any roof. Photos of cracks, stains and joints taken from several angles are very helpful. Clear notes like these let the visit focus on the right areas and give a more accurate picture of the work needed at Afif.

Rest houses and farms often have long buried lines, tanks and irrigation that need separate tests.

Signs that call for floor & balcony waterproofing

The following signs are worth checking before they grow:

• Damp under the light well
• Water passing from the balcony to the floor below
• A wrong fall towards the door threshold

Where the problem usually comes from

• A blocked drain — we check this before anything else.
• A threshold without waterproofing.
• Incorrect falls.

Tools we use in Afif

How the work is done, step by step

1. Checking the falls: Where water collects and where it should go.
2. Details: Thresholds, drains and upstands.
3. Waterproofing: The layer is applied and protected.
4. Flood test: Tested before the finish goes on.

Afif in facts and sources

Common questions about floor & balcony waterproofing in Afif

Common mistakes we see

• Tiling a balcony without waterproofing

What you receive

You receive: the flood result and photos of the details, in a technical report with a verification code.