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The development of ground floor constructions: part IV (damp proofing methods)

James Douglas (Lecturer in Building Surveying, Heriot‐Watt University, Edinburgh, UK)

Structural Survey

ISSN: 0263-080X

Article publication date: 1 June 1998

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Abstract

Continues to examine the provision of damp proofing in ground floors. Shows that damp proof membranes only became mandatory in floors laid after the mid‐1960s. Examines the methods and location of damp proofing in ground floors. Considers the problems associated with dampness in, and damp proofing of, ground floors.

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Douglas, J. (1998), "The development of ground floor constructions: part IV (damp proofing methods)", Structural Survey, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 76-80. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630809810219650

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MCB UP Ltd

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