Article | REF: C3691 V3

Paint and related coatings - Work execution rules

Author: Rolland CRESSON

Publication date: February 10, 2016

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5. Humidity in the building

It's important to remember that a wall is considered dry when there's no moisture inside.

This somewhat simplistic definition should not obscure the fact that the wall is the forced passage of a multitude of constraints that oppose the outside to the inside: condensation, overpressure, capillarity, etc.

Moisture is responsible for the majority of building losses, and its presence must be analyzed in order to establish a sound diagnosis - a solid foundation for building pathology. Knowing the source of the moisture enables effective action to be taken.

Humidity has four possible sources:

  • constitution water ;

  • horizontal seepage water ;

  • water from capillary rise;...

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