Monthly Archives: January 2018

What is the difference between a damp proof membrane and a vapour barrier?

What is the difference between a damp proof membrane and a vapour barrier?

There’s no denying that we live in a very damp country and that damp causes problems galore. There are many different ways of dealing with this problem when it occurs and preventing it from occurring in the first place, which generally involves the installation of a damp proof membrane or a vapour control membrane.
Expansion Joints Fillers – Foam or Fibreboard?

Expansion Joints Fillers – Foam or Fibreboard?

Few people think of brickwork and concrete as materials that behave like wood, expanding and contracting in different temperatures. But builders know full well that they do and that when they do there can be serious problems, unless appropriate measures, primarily the inclusion of expansion joints, have been taken.
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