Dampness in Buildings - Diagnosis, Treatment, Instruments

Informationen zum Autor E G Gobert, T A Oxley Zusammenfassung Explains the nature of dampness in buildings, how to diagnose a dampness problem before it gets out of hand and how to deal with it. This book covers the problems of rising dampness and condensation. It is aimed at surveyors, architects, builders, housing managers and health inspectors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; The dampness problem; What dampness is; Is there a dampness problem; Salts contamination in wall surfaces caused by rising damp; The sources of water causing dampness: liquid water; The sources of water causing dampness: water from the air; Diagnosing the causes of dampness; How to monitor the drying out of a new building structure; Moulds, fungi, and wood boring insects; Appendix: for the practical and concerned householder; Index.

Product details

• Authors: E G Gobert, E. G. Gobert, E.G. Gobert, T A Oxley, T. A. Oxley, T.A. Oxley, T.a. Gobert Oxley
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.1994
• EAN: 9780750620598
• ISBN: 978-0-7506-2059-8
• No. of pages: 140
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, Heimwerken: Handbücher Hauswartung, Conservation of buildings & building materials, DIY: house maintenance manuals, HOUSE & HOME / Maintenance & Repair, Conservation of buildings and building materials