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Research shows not all DPC products prevent rising damp

|Date: 17 January, 2019

Research shows not all DPC products prevent rising damp

Homes throughout the UK may be at risk from rising damp despite being equipped with chemical damp-proof c ...

Homes throughout the UK may be at risk from rising damp despite being equipped with chemical damp-proof courses (DPCs), according to research from Safeguard Europe. Laboratory tests at its research an ...

17 January, 2019
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What can be done about cracking in masonry walls?

|Date: 4 January, 2019

What can be done about cracking in masonry walls?

In the latest of its building defects series, Safeguard Europe looks at cracking in masonry walls, and ho ...

In the latest of its building defects series, Safeguard Europe looks at cracking in masonry walls, and how it can be remedied. There is a wide range of reasons for cracks to appear in masonry walls. T ...

4 January, 2019
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When cavity wall insulation fails

|Date: 25 November, 2018

When cavity wall insulation fails

In the latest of its building defects series, Safeguard Europe looks at cavity wall insulation, the failu ...

In the latest of its building defects series, Safeguard Europe looks at cavity wall insulation, the failure of which wrecks the energy performance of a wall – and worse. With up to 35 per cent of heat ...

25 November, 2018
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Rising Damp: Causes and Treatment

|Date: 20 February, 2015

Rising Damp: Causes and Treatment

What do Albert Einstein and rising damp have in common? Safeguard’s seminar Rising Damp: Causes and Treat ...

What do Albert Einstein and rising damp have in common? Safeguard’s seminar Rising Damp: Causes and Treatment has the answer (and it’s capillarity*). Aimed at architects, builders and other specifiers ...

20 February, 2015
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