Apples
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 12:42:31 PM
Our house is solid brick/cement built on concrete slab, surrounded by
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tiled-over patios and otherwise well-drained. Yet there are areas where
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mositure creeps up the walls and causes paint to flake off and the plaster
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layer or ''capa fina'' to crumble off. This problem is solved in building
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new houses by layering sheets of plastic between the ground & the concrete
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slab foundation. How can we treat the problem in existing house? Is there a
way to drill holes into the walls to ventilate? (Walls are made of 1
exterior layer of bricks, an air gap, and 1 interior layer of bricks) Or
is a better solution to just reface the interior with a material that
takes dampness well like ceramic tiles? Any solutions??
Chickabiddy
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 10:39:29 PM
This is rising damp. If the house is fairly modern it should
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have a damp proof course in both the inner & outer walls. this is some
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times bridged by the ground outside being too high or rubble in the
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cavity.
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If this is not the problem then the damp proof course is either damaged or
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non-existant.
The only permanent answer in this case is to drill holes at floor level at
intervals of 6 inches & inject the walls with a damp proofing solution.
This is usually a job for professionals.
Stevie Poo
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 08:19:43 PM
I don't know about layering plaster but I do know that there is
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an anti-moisture product a friend of mine bought for his room with the same
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problem. It is like the tiny silicon beads stores include in shoe boxes to
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avoid moisture only this one is a bigger version made specifically for
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entire rooms. Maybe this will help if you can not do the major job in your
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walls. As far as my friend told me, it works.