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Reducing Housing Moisture Damage in Humid Climates
This citation summarizes a one-page announcement of technology available for utilization. Walls constructed of hollow concrete masonry with inside furring, insulation, and gypsum drywall finishes are especially vulnerable in semitropical and tropical climates. Drywall finishes become waterlogged, softened, and covered with mildew. Paint blisters or peels off. Condensation often collects on floors near exterior walls, damaging carpeting and furniture. Recent extensive field studies and tests conducted by Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL) revealed that water from sources such as wind-driven rain, uncontrolled lawn sprinklers, and accumulations at grade level actually collects and is stored in the hollow cavities of concrete masonry wall blocks. In hot, humid climates where interior spaces are cooled by air conditioning systems, water vapor actually 'drives' inward and often condenses on the colder outer faces of interior wallboards or wets insulation materials in furred spaces. ...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact: Spencer R. Conklin, Code L52, Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA 93043; (805) 982-5793.
Reducing Housing Moisture Damage in Humid Climates
This citation summarizes a one-page announcement of technology available for utilization. Walls constructed of hollow concrete masonry with inside furring, insulation, and gypsum drywall finishes are especially vulnerable in semitropical and tropical climates. Drywall finishes become waterlogged, softened, and covered with mildew. Paint blisters or peels off. Condensation often collects on floors near exterior walls, damaging carpeting and furniture. Recent extensive field studies and tests conducted by Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL) revealed that water from sources such as wind-driven rain, uncontrolled lawn sprinklers, and accumulations at grade level actually collects and is stored in the hollow cavities of concrete masonry wall blocks. In hot, humid climates where interior spaces are cooled by air conditioning systems, water vapor actually 'drives' inward and often condenses on the colder outer faces of interior wallboards or wets insulation materials in furred spaces. ...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact: Spencer R. Conklin, Code L52, Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA 93043; (805) 982-5793.
Reducing Housing Moisture Damage in Humid Climates
1984
1 pages
Report
No indication
English
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