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Book Archived
Substructure: DPCs and DPMs - installation
Publisher
BRE Archive
Author
BRE Housing Defects Prevention Unit
Format
2 pages
Subject / Keyword
Defect Action Sheet 36, DAS36, damp-proof courses, damp-proof membranes, walls, rising damp, site practice.
Published Date
01-Mar-1985
ISBN
Defect Action Sheet 36 (Site)
THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
Whilst this publication can still be purchased some of the information in it has been superseded by more recent research and standards.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: rising damp; consequential damage to wall and flooring materials and finishes
Defects: DPCs pointed or rendered over; DPCs bridged by mortar droppings; DPMs punctured; DPCs and DPMs not lapped; fill and paving not kept at least 150 mm below DPCs
Originally published in September 1983; minor revisions March 1985.
Book Archived
Substructure: DPCs and DPMs - installation
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