Anywhere with a damp climate suffers problems from water penetration into buildings. Here are some of the ways water enters buildings….
Capillary Action: when water runs down the face of a building, if there are mortar (or bed) joints such as in brickwork, water is absorbed like a sponge. Eventually it will get to a point [...]
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Acid Rain Addition Appearance Appraisal Arch Architect Bat Bed Joints Bill of Quantities Biodegredation Blanket Box Section Brick Brickwork Buildings Cavity Walls Cladding Columns Compression Concrete Corrosion Costs Curtain Walling Damp Proof Decay Expansion Fire Glazing Heat Loss Insulation Lintel Load Maintenance Mortar Plan Sanitation Steel Stone Stretcher Tensile Tension Timber Timber Framed Walls Weather -
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