The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation

The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation

The purpose of this study was to measure the long-term moisture build-up in the walls of a house which had been retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation. This was done by embedding moisture sensors in the walls and then monitoring values over an eight-year period. The results showed that the wall m...

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Main Authors: Tim Martel, Eric Rirsch, Andrew Simmonds, Clementine Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
Subjects:
Moisture
Insulation
Monitoring
Water repellent
Hygrothermal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509521000358
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spelling doaj-49a19dd1c7a74ae097c3c5e6dbfa320a2021-05-30T04:43:23ZengElsevierCase Studies in Construction Materials2214-50952021-06-0114e00520The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall InsulationTim Martel0Eric Rirsch1Andrew Simmonds2Clementine Walker3Association for Environment Conscious Building, United KingdomSafeguard Europe Ltd, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.Association for Environment Conscious Building, United KingdomSafeguard Europe Ltd, United KingdomThe purpose of this study was to measure the long-term moisture build-up in the walls of a house which had been retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation. This was done by embedding moisture sensors in the walls and then monitoring values over an eight-year period. The results showed that the wall moisture of embedded wood piece sensors had increased to a value of 18–20 % over 8 years. In a comparable wall, which had been treated with water repellent brick cream, the build-up of moisture was significantly reduced to 9–10 % over the same period. This wall was examined after the 8-year period and no visible mould was evident.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509521000358MoistureInsulationMonitoringWater repellentHygrothermal
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author Tim Martel
Eric Rirsch
Andrew Simmonds
Clementine Walker
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Eric Rirsch
Andrew Simmonds
Clementine Walker
The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation
Case Studies in Construction Materials
Moisture
Insulation
Monitoring
Water repellent
Hygrothermal
author_facet Tim Martel
Eric Rirsch
Andrew Simmonds
Clementine Walker
author_sort Tim Martel
title The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation
title_short The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation
title_full The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation
title_fullStr The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation
title_full_unstemmed The monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation
title_sort monitoring of wall moisture in a property retrofitted with internal wall insulation
publisher Elsevier
series Case Studies in Construction Materials
issn 2214-5095
publishDate 2021-06-01
description The purpose of this study was to measure the long-term moisture build-up in the walls of a house which had been retrofitted with Internal Wall Insulation. This was done by embedding moisture sensors in the walls and then monitoring values over an eight-year period. The results showed that the wall moisture of embedded wood piece sensors had increased to a value of 18–20 % over 8 years. In a comparable wall, which had been treated with water repellent brick cream, the build-up of moisture was significantly reduced to 9–10 % over the same period. This wall was examined after the 8-year period and no visible mould was evident.
topic Moisture
Insulation
Monitoring
Water repellent
Hygrothermal
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509521000358
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