Thermodynamic “Damp Proofing” of old buildings

The biggest problem of old buildings is the absence of damp proofing. Making up for this absence is not easy and can not be carried outs imply with mechanical devices, so generally trials with electrical and chemical methods to restore the damp proofing are explored. It quite often occurs that these...

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Published inPeriodica polytechnica. Architecture Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 67 - 71
Main Author Várfalvi, János
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Budapest Periodica Polytechnica, Budapest University of Technology and Economics 30.06.2008
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Summary:The biggest problem of old buildings is the absence of damp proofing. Making up for this absence is not easy and can not be carried outs imply with mechanical devices, so generally trials with electrical and chemical methods to restore the damp proofing are explored. It quite often occurs that these types of post-proofing methods cannot be applied. In this case, we can easily restore the correct moisture of the building by creating particular building physics-conditions in the structure.
ISSN:0324-590X
1789-3437
DOI:10.3311/pp.ar.2007-2.04