{"id":20,"date":"2015-03-20T22:05:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T22:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2015-03-20T22:25:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T22:25:35","slug":"deck-inspections-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/deck-maintenance\/deck-inspections-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"Deck Inspections: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth A Pound of Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ny_ounceprevention.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ny_ounceprevention-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"Deck Waterproofing\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ny_ounceprevention-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ny_ounceprevention.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn addition to saving thousands of dollars by catching potential repairs early, routine inspections and resealing for waterproof decks are important for maintaining a community\u2019s safety and reducing liabilities (especially after hot summer months).<\/p>\n<p>Some of the primary causes of failures in the waterproofing of balcony decks stems from movement caused by temperature changes, and from swelling under surface that results in surface cracking. The surface temperature of decks can exceed 195\u00baF, and during summer months, the repeated heat exposure results in continued expansion.<br \/>\nWhile surface cracking may appear minor, they allow moisture to penetrate the surface and become trapped, leading to a host of much larger problems, such as mold growth, rot, leaking, and even costly structural damage.<br \/>\nRegular deck inspections are instrumental in finding any areas where moisture may penetrate the surface coating and underlying membrane, so that they can be repaired early and inexpensively. Timely inspections and reseal maintenance ensure that your waterproofing systems will maintain it\u2019s integrity and last a lifetime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In addition to saving thousands of dollars by catching potential repairs early, routine inspections and resealing for waterproof decks are important for maintaining a community\u2019s safety and reducing liabilities (especially after hot summer months). Some [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-deck-maintenance","8":"category-deck-repair","9":"category-waterproofing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/22"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wicrwaterproofing.com\/Decking-Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}