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Mike Parrett's guide to building pathology walls [video recording]

By: Language: English Series: Mike Parrett's Guide to Building PathologyPublication details: London Limelite Media 2006Description: 1 DVD (ca. 90 min.)Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 690.12
Incomplete contents:
Early walls - Wattle and Daub -- Classic 15th century timber framed construction -- Measuring moisture in old timber frame buildings -- Detecting insect infestation -- Solid masonry walls - importance of breathability -- Lime mortars -- Blocked cavity trays - extreme interior mould caused by blocked cavity wall -- Types of cavity ties and problems with them -- Geophysical surveys -- Why walls fail: vegetation, subsidence, heave, over-hydration -- High silica bricks -- Diagnosing damp walls: limitations of moisture meters, hydrosticks, salts test, calcium carbide test, chemical analysis -- Real causes of damp -- Damp sources - bridging the DPC -- Damp sources - gutters and downpipes -- Damp sources - hidden waterworks -- Monitoring condensation -- The EIFS system - interstitial condensation -- A new system for monitoring damp -- The problem with modern timber-framed building methods
Summary: This DVD looks at the construction of various types of walls, with a strong emphasis on finding the correct causes of damp. Includes case studies.
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Audio London Enquiry desk ENQUIRY DESK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30073064

Early walls - Wattle and Daub -- Classic 15th century timber framed construction -- Measuring moisture in old timber frame buildings -- Detecting insect infestation -- Solid masonry walls - importance of breathability -- Lime mortars -- Blocked cavity trays - extreme interior mould caused by blocked cavity wall -- Types of cavity ties and problems with them -- Geophysical surveys -- Why walls fail: vegetation, subsidence, heave, over-hydration -- High silica bricks -- Diagnosing damp walls: limitations of moisture meters, hydrosticks, salts test, calcium carbide test, chemical analysis -- Real causes of damp -- Damp sources - bridging the DPC -- Damp sources - gutters and downpipes -- Damp sources - hidden waterworks -- Monitoring condensation -- The EIFS system - interstitial condensation -- A new system for monitoring damp -- The problem with modern timber-framed building methods

This DVD looks at the construction of various types of walls, with a strong emphasis on finding the correct causes of damp. Includes case studies.