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  2. Efflorescence - Wikipedia

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    Primary efflorescence is named such, as it typically occurs during the initial cure of a cementitious product. It often occurs on masonry construction, particularly brick, as well as some firestop mortars, when water moving through a wall or other structure, or water being driven out as a result of the heat of hydration as cement stone is being formed, brings salts to the surface that are not ...

  3. Basement waterproofing - Wikipedia

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    However, these pipes can become clogged or damaged, which causes excess water to put pressure on internal walls and basement floors. Water build up inside window wells, after heavy rain or snow, can lead to leaks through basement window seams. Window well covers can be used to prevent water from accumulating in the window well.

  4. Sulfate attack in concrete and mortar - Wikipedia

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    When it reacts with concrete, it causes the slab to expand, lifting, distorting and cracking as well as exerting a pressure onto the surrounding walls which can cause movements significantly weakening the structure. Some infill materials frequently encountered in building fondations and causing sulfate attack are the following: [2] Red Ash

  5. Your Bathroom Walls Are Likely Disgusting—Here's How ... - AOL

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    How to Clean Wood Bathroom Walls. Using wood for bathroom floors, ceilings, or walls can be tricky because wood and moisture are not a good combination. If your bathroom has raw wood walls, stick ...

  6. Indoor mold - Wikipedia

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    Black indoor mold growing in a humid bathroom. Because common building materials are capable of sustaining mold growth and mold spores are ubiquitous, mold growth in an indoor environment is typically related to water or moisture exposure and may be caused by incomplete drying of flooring materials (such as concrete).

  7. How to Get Rid of Streaks on Painted Bathroom Walls - AOL

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  8. Interstitial condensation - Wikipedia

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    Interstitial condensation is a type of condensation that may occur within an enclosed wall, roof or floor cavity structure, which can create dampening. When moisture-laden air at dew point temperature penetrates inside a cavity of the structure, it condenses into liquid water on that surface. The moisture laden air can penetrate into hidden ...

  9. Damp proofing - Wikipedia

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    The DPC in the inner wall is usually below floor level, (under a suspended timber floor structure), or, with a solid concrete floor, it is usually found immediately above the floor slab so that it can be linked to the DPM under the floor slab. This enables installation of skirting boards above floor level without fear of puncturing it.