What is damp?
There are two reasons cause for the damp phenomenon:
First, wet atmosphere goes in to the main land from the sea matching the available cold atmosphere. |
-The second, Southern and westernly wind increase at 1000 - 1500m height so it cover atmosphere.
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The damp weather cause for diseases: articulation disease, cardiovascular, asthma, cough, headache and others due to discharge badly so we feel tired, headache and uncomfortable.
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Besides the wet atmosphere make condition for mold, bacterium, mosquito, fly and insect growing therefore they harm to all sections, special in contruction section.
For avoid this harm, we should had better use the vapor or water resistant materials as building that is to aim to retard or terminate moisture.
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The harm of damp
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Harm to health human: catching a serveral diseases such as articulation disease, cardiovascular, asthma, cough, headache and others due to discharge badly so we feel tired.... Harm to buildings: The painted surface can be rubed off and decayed very easily.... How to overcome
- When we are in the wet atmosphere we should closed the door to stop it go in to the house or using drying machine.
- Water resistant material is advice to be used as installing or decorating interior buildings such as water resistant gypsum board with fibre glass core. |
Source: E - I page- Construction Ministry