Moisture: a plague to be fought

Moisture in your housing can come from several manners: a bad sealing of the roof, an escape of the gutter, condensation because of the moisture of the ground which goes up by capillarity, or an escape of a drain on your premise or the neighbor. Before undertaking work it is strongly advised to know the moisture. source of If moisture comes from the escape of a gutter, repairs it or changes it completely.
A bad insulation by the roof requires in theory the intervention of a specialized company. Ask estimates and make repair without waiting because in addition to carrying out energy saving and preserving the environment, the insulation of the roof is a paramount stage in the prevention against moisture. You must replace the broken tiles or make them tight thanks to a joint-sealing compound available in all the stores of do-it-yourself. The ideal being to place a film-screen insulating which makes it possible to be protected from the possible escapes from water in the event of large rains or strong winds. Lastly, suitably isolate the turn from the chimneys with special zinc roofs.
The openings, in particular the windows, must be tight to preserve moisture in your dwelling. If they are not it, stick an adhesive joint side rabbet between the frame and the casement of the window.
The outside of your dwelling requires the greatest care to fight moisture. This one can make its appearance because of the frontage whose walls and joints can be porous. The foundations and the gutters of evacuation of rain water must be coated with a latex product, an acrylic cement or a damp-proof mortar. The roof, the chimneys and the gutters will be the subject of an special attention. Lastly, the terraces in roof will be insulated thanks to a liquid bitumen.
As for the interior, carefully check the state of your walls. If they are wet, of the solutions are offered to you to fight this moisture. That it is a question of applying a specialized painting or of carrying out a doubling, never let moisture invade you. It is the source of degradations but also of diseases like the allergies or certain respiratory diseases.