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035			_a(Sirsi) u30574
041			_aeng
100			_aBonshor, R.
245		4	_aThe mysterious case of the damp walls
260			_c1994
350			_a0
490			_aCSM (Chartered Surveyor Monthly) _v4(1) October 1994, 20-21(2)
520			_aFollows a defects case referred to the BRE Advisory Service where dampness in the walls could not be explained by rising damp or leakage from plumbing. Identifies evaporation from the screed as the source of damage and suggests the removal of skirtings and that plaster which is in contact with the screed, followed by the addition of bitumen to the resulting gap and then redecoration.
650			_aDAMP
650			_aDIAGNOSIS
650			_aMOISTURE TRANSFER
650			_aREMEDIES
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-WALLS
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-DEFECTS AND FAILURES
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c20614 _d20614