Condensation in houses
Submitted by puput on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 07:51 in
While the new buildings, it is much easier to place these barriers in homes already built, you can take advantage of other repair work to install these plates plaster walls. The home stays more susceptible to moisture are the bathroom and kitchen, but we can not neglect the little room ventilated and cool.
The problem also appears in the houses that are decorated with brick exterior walls, a tough material but in the joints that connect the bricks with the passage of time is lost as a result of mortar cracking. To fix, you must fill in damaged areas with a trowel with rounded top and a mortar mix.
Condensation is a fairly common problem in homes. Water vapor and just filtering through the walls. Therefore it is important to stop his advance, for it is necessary to install a barrier on the hot side of the enclosure. Otherwise, moisture will seep through the cracks and end up damaging the building structure.
It is essential that the lining is completely waterproof. So there is a need to place these barriers and have a constant thickness of 10-15 mm. They are usually aluminum sheets that attach to drywall to ensure stability, supporting well the shock of water vapor. Similarly, piping may form condensation on the outside, so we recommend placing a separator element of protection.
While the new buildings, it is much easier to place these barriers in homes already built, you can take advantage of other repair work to install these plates plaster walls. The home stays more susceptible to moisture are the bathroom and kitchen, but we can not neglect the little room ventilated and cool.
The problem also appears in the houses that are decorated with brick exterior walls, a tough material but in the joints that connect the bricks with the passage of time is lost as a result of mortar cracking. To fix, you must fill in damaged areas with a trowel with rounded top and a mortar mix.