What is rising damp? Posted by Sachit Patel on March 18, 2011 (0
Comments) The conversion of capillary suction of moisture from
the ground into the porous masonry building materials like
brick, stone, mortar, and earth is termed as riding damp.
Problem creates when the moisture evaporates from inside or
outside of the wall surface that leads to more absorption. The
rising damp measures between 0.5 to 1.5 b above ground level
which is considered as the normal limit. It is determined by two
factors: evaporation rate and kind of the wall. Other symptoms
of rising damp appears like stain on the wall paper, blistering
of paint, loss of plaster , and at interior parts of the home in
case of damp severity. Also the resulted damp walls lead to
moulds growth. Sometimes high humidity creates health problems
among the occupants. The fretting and crumbling of the masonry
at the base of the walls is jut nothing but external appearance
of damp zone. Other forms of damp are falling damp and
penetrating damp. It can be treat