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Moisture of construction as a cause of decay in suspended ground floors
Publisher
BRE Archive
Author
Princes Risborough Laboratory (PRL)
Format
3 pages
Subject / Keyword
TN14, wooden floors, wood decay fungi, humidity, new buildings, drying out, wet rot.
Published Date
01-Feb-1966
ISBN
PRL Technical Note 14
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Whilst this publication can still be purchased some of the information in it has been superseded by more recent research and standards.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.
If the timber used in the construction of a house is not properly seasoned, or, as sometimes happens, it has picked up moisture on the building site, shrinkage of the woodwork occurs as the building dries out. Occasionally drying may be so slow that there is time for decay to develop.
Originally published February 1966, reprinted 1979.
Book Archived
Moisture of construction as a cause of decay in suspended ground floors
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