Show FIRST AID to the AILING HOUSE by RO ROGER ER DAMP WALL Question The walls of our house which are exposed to the weather are damp on the inside in the winter time so that the wallpaper is soaked to a point dis dis- coloration The walls adjacent to the neighboring house are not damp Last year we put up storm windows thinking they would correct corr ct the trouble but they did not We have inspected the outside walls but have found no breaks which would permit leakage into the walls Answer I make the guess that you live in a brick house and the inside is applied directly di di- directly directly on the brickwork with no air space space between With this construction the plaster becomes almost as cold as the outside brick during the winter with re re- resultant resultant re- re resultant condensation of the warm damp house air on the chilled surfaces The answer is to put up tp furring strips and board over the furring strips making sure to fill the joints cor cor- correctly correctly correctly according to the manufacturers manufacturer's manufacturers manufacturer's manufacturers manufacturer's instructions The air of your our house may be damper than you realize |