damp-proof in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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hidrófugo (hidrófuga) ADJ

resistente1 ADJ

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It recommended improvements to cavity wall insulation and the damp-proof course.
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A damp-proof membrane is usually a black tar or asphalt compound that gets painted or rolled onto a typical concrete foundation.
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The gang cold-called elderly people and offered free property surveys that included damp-proof tests.
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They then poured a new concrete floor with appropriate damp-proof membrane.
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He informed me that there were two areas of problem and the damp-proof course needed injecting from the outside -- no mess.
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Even if these paving slabs have effectively breached the damp-proof course, it doesn't necessarily mean you will suffer damp.
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However, the deficiencies of any remedial damp-proof course will be more apparent if the wall is not covered with a waterproof render.
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If a damp-proof course is present, it is likely to be functioning, as the materials from which damp proof courses are manufactured tend to have a long lifespan.
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This is not because of "bridging" of the damp-proof course (this is rare and much misunderstood by surveyors), but for two other very obvious reasons.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The original purpose of wainscoting was to cover the lower part of walls, which, in houses constructed with poor or non-existent damp-proof courses, are often affected by rising dampness.
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