Pinenot = Softus reincarnate
Your right of course, thank's...pinenot
Pinenot = Softus reincarnate
Only if he's had a brain transplant in the meantime!Pinenot = Softus reincarnate
ive asked this question on here many times to the people who say 'rising damp doesnt exist',if thats the case then why do we install dpm in walls and floors ??? isnt this itself a waste of time?
Because we've been conditioned to do so, sorry end of.
Once again I challenge, can anyone find a link online for rising damp regulations, that's not British related, I've tried and as far as I can gather there non existent, so does these mean dampness (of the rising variety) is exempt in these countries??...pinenot
[quote="tony1851"Are damp-proof courses in buildings unnecessary then?
This is beyond words.
I'm neither going to condone or disagree with your'e 'Blog' suffice to say that there are those enlightened building professionals, like myself, who can view earlier times buildings, their longevity of success and compare them to some of the poor dogma of today.
And strangely enough you have just proven my point - Venice according to the Union of Geological Sciences "Considering also the sea level rise, 23 cm loss in land elevation has occurred in the last century, leading to increased flooding events and environmental problems that require protective works." Antonio Brambati et all, 2003. it's not difficult to fathom, wouldn't you say?
Can state that at no time have I ever said that there are no case of rising damp, merely that it is subject to the laws of physics, until proven otherwise. Furthermore cases of so called 'rising damp' when looked at with a degree of pragmatism, almost always display some relevance to the water table assuming the whole geographical area is included in the calcs. I will also state, if sufficient drainage is installed to take 'rising damp' moisture bellow the water head, the building will remain dry.
I dear say there is a need to draw an analogy from all of this! so here goes...if you built a house on a piece of ground (including the depth of foundation dig) that sat, say 25 mm above the water table for the area, the suction inherent in bricks or blocks will not be sufficient to draw water - period, and a stone boulder sitting in a bog high enough to sit on will be dry unless it's raining - no rising damp...pinenot
Because we've been conditioned to do so, sorry end of.
Once again I challenge, can anyone find a link online for rising damp regulations, that's not British related, I've tried and as far as I can gather there non existent, so does these mean dampness (of the rising variety) is exempt in these countries??...pinenot
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