damp-proofing
Sealing against wetness
Damp-proofing is the treatment of walls, floors, or foundations to prevent moisture from penetrating a building.
A damp-proof course is a barrier—often a layer of plastic, bitumen, or slate—installed in masonry to block water rising from the ground.
The contractor recommended damp-proofing the basement before finishing it.
Thin tissue sheet
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- basementSubterranean building level
bitumen · tanking · cavity · injection · retrofit · remedial · rising · penetrating
Viscous hydrocarbon mixture
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
- siliconeFlexible synthetic polymer
resin · cream · gel · injection · coating · tar · asphalt · lead
Act of ascending
- penetratingPassing into or through
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- hygroscopicAbsorbs moisture from surroundings
efflorescence · salts · mold · mildew · rot · decay · ventilation · evaporation
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
basement · bitumen · tanking · cavity · injection · retrofit · remedial · rising · penetrating · mortar
bitumen
Viscous hydrocarbon mixture
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
silicone · resin · cream · gel · injection · coating · tar · asphalt · lead · plastic
rising
Act of ascending
- penetratingPassing into or through
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
hygroscopic · efflorescence · salts · mold · mildew · rot · decay · ventilation · evaporation · humidity
damp-proofingwater damage
Destruction from liquid intrusion
water infiltration · rising damp · seepage · leakage · wetting
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