Santo André, São Paulo. A 66-year-old man dies after an explosion caused by a waterproofing fabric, during the waterproofing process. Click on here to read the news. In 2016, 28 people died and 68 were injured due to explosions caused by toxic and flammable products. The question is: who will be next?
But why, even with so many deaths, do professionals continue to take this risk into their clients' homes?
The answer is the price. Today, there is nanotechnology that arrives to redesign everything we know within the waterproofing market. Ecotextil for example is considered the strongest fabric waterproofing on the market and is non-toxic, non-flammable and odorless. In addition, it lasts longer and resists more types of influence than solvent-based waterproofing. There is also a curious aspect: 7 out of 10 fabrics have irreversible stains after waterproofing process with products based on heavy solvents. Loss to the client and the investor. Products based on nanotechnology do not cause any problems, they are even imperceptible even under observation with a 1000 approach microscope. However, this type of product is slightly more expensive than the old flammable waterproofing. Therefore, professionals take risks every day at work, putting lives and lives at stake. Not only the life of the professional who applies the product, but also the life of the customer, the customer's family, neighbors.
What is already perceived today are companies doing less and less waterproofing of upholstery: the customer is doing the service and choosing your product. There is still a strong market for waterproofing, people still prefer to buy an already waterproofed sofa. But they do not hire this service after losing the waterproofing effect: customers buy the product and apply it at home. The market needs to understand that if it doesn't change, it ends. There is hardly any room for products that pose a risk to humans. You already know: you are going to waterproof a sofa and did you smell a very strong smell? Run! Or you will become news, like this: