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Book Archived
External walls: rendering - resisting rain penetration
Publisher
BRE Archive
Author
BRE Housing Defects Prevention Unit
Format
2 pages
Subject / Keyword
Defect Action Sheet 37, DAS37, walls, render, rain penetration, cracks, mortar mix.
Published Date
01-Mar-1985
ISBN
Defect Action Sheet 37 (Design)
THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
Whilst this publication can still be purchased some of the information in it has been superseded by more recent research and standards. The BRE Group does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damage, including - without limitation - indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from use, or loss of use, of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this document.
Failure: cracking, detachment; rain penetration into structure
Defects: specified mix too strong for background (or for preceding coat); requirements for keying to background not specified; rendering continuous over zones where relative movements occur in the background; associated detailing permits water penetration into background
Originally published in October 1983; minor revisions March 1985.
Book Archived
External walls: rendering - resisting rain penetration
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