CURING DAMPNESS IN OLD HOUSES.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 90, 21 November 1911, Page 2

CURING DAMPNESS IN OLD HOUSES.

Hitherto the prevention of damfff ness in buildings has been a verj( elaborate and often inefficacious pro*! cess. The machine shown In onlf illustration, which is patented Messrs. Maple and Go., of Tottenham

Court Road, is able to insert i damp-course in an existing structure. It cuts into a wall a seaitf wide, into which lead sheets are inserted, covered with asphalte felt* The walls are then wedged, and the seams filled with Portland cement/ The work involves little debris, and can be done while the buildings are occupied. The machine has beet used successfully abroad in home% churches, barracks, Government' offices, and other buildings.