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Book Archived
The design of timber floors to prevent dry rot.
Publisher
BRE Archive
Author
Building Research Station
Format
8 pages
Subject / Keyword
Suspended floors, solid floors, wooden floors, suspended flooring, wood-decay fungi, Merulius lacrymans, damp, damp-proof membranes, ventilation, sub-floors, under floor ventilation, air bricks.
Published Date
01-Dec-1948
ISBN
BRS Digest no.1 (1st series)
THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
Whilst this publication can still be purchased some of the information in it has been superseded by more recent research and standards.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.
To provide the dry conditions necessary for the prevention of dry rot means preventing all moisture penetration from outside the buildings, including the ground below; making sure that all moisture introduced into the building at the time of its erection has dried out; and guarding against dampness resulting from condensation inside the building. This Digest covers the construction of solid floors, partially suspended floors, and totally suspended floors to protect them from damp rising from the ground. An appendix contains a method of determining the dryness of concrete sub-floors.
Replaced by Digest 18 (2nd series).
Book Archived
The design of timber floors to prevent dry rot.
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