Dampness in buildings : diagnosis, treatment, instruments /
T.A. Oxley and E.G. Gobert.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994.
- 128 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. + pbk.
Includes index.
The dampness problem -- What dampness is -- Is there a dampness problem? -- Salts contamination in wall surfaces caused by rising damp -- The sources of water causing dampness: liquid water -- The sources of water causing dampness: water from the air -- Diagnosing the causes of dampness -- How to monitor the drying out of a new building structure -- Moulds, fungi and wood boring insects.