Capillary Break
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Capillary Break at the Footing
Stopping water migration at the lowest point in the building assembly
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Tips for a Dry Basement
On a new construction project, the right details will ensure that your basement stays dry
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Adding a Capillary Break to the Footing
It may not be common practice, but adding a membrane or liquid-applied capillary break is highly recommended
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Does This Footing Need a Capillary Break?
The barrier is designed to keep moisture out of the foundation walls, but the building inspector isn't convinced
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Capillary Breaks Above Footings
Install a peel-and-stick membrane or a fluid-applied waterproofing product between concrete footings and basement walls
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Dealing with Rising Damp in Building Reconstruction
Old buildings with stone or brick walls face problems with capillary moisture and efflorescence
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Construction Begins — and We Encounter a Few Snafus
It turns out that we need high-density XPS rated at 60 psi — and lots more rebar than we had planned on
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Video: A Passivhaus Foundation
Installing a capillary break on top of concrete footings
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Efflorescence = Water Damage — Building Science Podcast
The white powder on the surface of brick, block, and mortar between rocks is water and salt attacking these porous materials. In new construction you can prevent it — in old houses, you can only control it.