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Ground Floor – Internal Condensation
LOOSENING OF PVC FLOOR COVERING OF SPORTS PAVILION

DESCRIPTION OF THE PATHOLOGY


The PVC floor covering of the ground floor of a sports pavilion had come loose and started to buckle, particularly at the joins.
When the covering was lifted at one of the joins, moisture was found at the interface, with glue degradation.

        

KEYWORDS: 

Ground Floor, PVC Covering, Loosening of Covering, Internal Condensation, Vapour Barrier

AUTHORS: Vasco P. de Freitas / Marília Sousa      CHECKED BY: Fernando Henriques

 CREDITS online users 6 | last updated 30 april 09 
 
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