stadium waterproofing
PROTECTING HOME-
FIELD ADVANTAGE
There are few things that have captured the love and attention of human beings around the world and across time, like that of sports. Soccer, basketball, baseball, football, hockey, cricket, boxing – and the list goes on. Whatever the game, for all of recorded human history, sports have been a dominant cultural force, and at the center of countless lives. For the biggest players and the most legendary matchups, sporting events are held in large stadiums built to hold up to over 100,000 fans. Feats of engineering, modern stadiums are a testament to human ingenuity, and must withstand enormous operational and environmental stress to stay game day ready. Among these myriad risk factors, water damage and infiltration are a stadium’s chief concerns. Effectively large containers, often with open or removable roofs and built largely of steel and concrete, stadiums are susceptible to excessive rainfall or high-moisture environments that threaten corrosion and irreparable structural damage. To protect stadiums from the dangers of water damage, high-performance protective coatings like polyurea can be used to insulate surfaces from their environment, keeping them safe and dry, come rain or shine.
WHY ARE STADIUMS WATERPROOFED?
Without proper water management and protection, stadiums are vulnerable to becoming nothing more than large buckets, ready to collect rainfall or suffer the consequences of high-moisture environments, much to the detriment of players, fans, staff, and of course, the stadium itself. While protective coatings can serve to protect, functionalize, or improve the aesthetics in large and small stadiums alike, they’re primarily used to waterproof surfaces to prevent corrosion and other types of water damage. High-performance coatings like polyurea can be applied to almost any surface, forming a waterproof and watertight seal that can resist corrosion and infiltration for up to several decades with minimal maintenance or repair. Without this additional layer of protection, stadiums remain susceptible to water damage that can negatively impact visitor experience or cause expensive and time-consuming rehabilitation that can even see stadiums close to the public.
