Rising Damp
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Article by: Alastair Taylor It doesn't sound like a particularly interesting topic, however a quick search on the worlds favourite internet , Stihl Chainsaws - Still Going Strong search engine will show that in some circles rising damp is a very hot , Stihl Chainsaws - Still Going Strong topic indeed. The trouble is that it appears that it could indeed be some type of religion or god; does it exist, or doesn't it? The truth of the matter is that rising damp does indeed exist in one form or another, but it is often misdiagnosed, or you can often pay for expensive treatment that really isn't necessary. Rising damp in buildings , A list of power tools that women should have in their toolbox for general home repair and emergencie may be defined as the vertical flow of water , Style Your Home With Decorative Plantation Shutters up through a permeable wall , Why You Should Always Have Garden Furniture structure, the water , Winter Gardening in Eastern Pennsylvania being derived from ground water. , How to Replace Old Wood Windows The water , Patio Maintenance in Fall rises through the pores (capillaries) in the masonary by a process loosely termed "capillarity." In other words the masonry acts like a wick The common causes are deterioration due to age and bridging of a damp course with internal concrete floors, , Liles for the garden renders or external paths , History of Wild Roses and earth , Liles for the garden levels (a damp course is specifically designed to avoid the possibility of rising damp- it is built of a matter of course in all new buildings). If your house , Native and Wetland Trees for the Northeast does have a problem (something we will discuss later) then it can cause the following symptons: For inside , DESIGNING YOUR LOG HOME: Tips to keep you out of trouble walls
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