BH water leaking problem

A lot of BH owners like to do a small water pond on top of the roof slab for their own good reasons.

However, this may create problems not only to the BH itself, but also to their neighbors.

Stagnant water not only will cause mosquitoes breeding, it will also affect the BH's internal conditions.

Can you sleep well if people begrudge you for the dengue outbreak? (even though it's not caused by you). Would your farming life still be peaceful with people resenting you for a small pond?

I doubt.

If I have the choice, I won't go for the pond construction on top of the roof. It's a time bomb and we never know when it will back-fire on us. I would rather avoid inviting public wrath.

The reason is : if the roof slab is not properly cast, it is highly likely that water leaking will occur. The water will permeate through the porous slab and drip down to the floor below or soffit of slab.

This subsequently will damage the nesting planks and the mold also will form on the planks eventually.

If the waterproofing is not done on the wall, the ponding water also can seep through the brick wall and wet & stain your neighbour's wall surface.

If your neighbor know you, then may be he will give you a courtesy call to remind you of the incident. Otherwise, he will straight way call for press conference to insist you shut down your BH operation.

Do not do unto others what you do not want others to do unto you.

BH owners should be considerate and must always make sure that this thing do not happen by applying waterproofing to the pond and from time to time do checking on the wall whether there is any visual crack line or not.

If found, immediate action has to be taken. For this we can consult the waterproofing specialist. There are a lot of methods can be deployed to treat the leaking problems. Different circumstances different treatment will be given.

The above just my humble 2 cents. Any offense is unintentional.