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What (who) is rising damp - definition

PRESENCE OF UNWANTED MOISTURE IN THE STRUCTURE OF A BUILDING
Rising damp; Rising damp (structural); Penetrative damp; Structural moisture; Moisture (structural); Penetrating damp; Rising damp in buildings
  • An example of a damp proof course of slate in a brick wall intended to prevent rising damp
  • Damp Houses – British Medical Journal – 25 May 1872
  • Effect of placing a porous brick in a shallow tray of water
  • A packet of damp-proofing rods
  • Damp-proofing rods installed along a mortar course to treat rising damp by forming a damp-proof course (DPC)
  • Damp-proofing cream leaking from injection holes. This can make it difficult to ascertain whether sufficient cream has remained in the holes for treatment to be successful.
  • Detail showing some of the causes of damp penetration
  • "Next we look, but in vain, for any signs of a damp proof course, or for any gratings to show that ventilation to the ground floor joists has not been forgotten. The results of the first two defects are visible enough in the house as it now exists, in the damp and green stains which are everywhere to be seen from the level of the ground to some two or three feet up the walls." ''Helps To Health'', Sir Henry Burdett (1885), p. 138.
  • Vitrified stone-ware damp-course
  • Gaps between damp course for damp to rise in jerry-built house - Helps To Health, Sir Henry Burdett (1885), page 124
  • Mould growth caused by condensation in dead air pocket behind books
  • Plaster removed from a wall as part of a rising damp treatment. The wall was replastered using a sand-cement render.
  • Porous tubes used to treat rising damp are visible on the outside of this Victorian house.
  • A wall affected by rising damp
  • Moderate rising damp on an internal wall
  • Application of a sand:cement render to a wall as part of a rising damp treatment

rising damp         
¦ noun Brit. moisture absorbed from the ground into a wall.
rising damp         
If a building has rising damp, moisture that has entered the bricks has moved upwards from the floor, causing damage to the walls. (BRIT)
N-UNCOUNT
Damp (structural)         
Structural dampness is the presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or condensation from within the structure.

Wikipedia

Damp (structural)

Structural dampness is the presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or condensation from within the structure. A high proportion of damp problems in buildings are caused by ambient climate dependent factors of condensation and rain penetration. Capillary penetration of fluid from the ground up through concrete or masonry is known as "rising damp" and is governed by the shape and porosity of the construction materials through which this evaporation-limited capillary penetration takes place. Structural damp, regardless of the mechanisms through which it takes place, is exacerbated by higher levels of humidity.

Dampness control is fundamental to the proper functioning of any building. Controlling moisture is important to protect occupants from adverse health effects and to protect the building, its mechanical systems and its contents from physical or chemical damage.

Examples of use of rising damp
1. Other unanticipated problems included rising damp, street noise and finding that the property was on a credit blacklist.
2. Rossiter, who as the star of 1'70s sitcom Rising Damp made a comedic career out of getting flustered in the presence of attractive women, will join current stars including Suranne Jones and Melanie Sykes.