Causes of Dampness

Dampness in buildings is commonly because of faulty design and construction, poor workmanship or because of use of poor quality material in construction. These causes provide rise to a simple access to moisture to the building from various points, such as rising of moisture from ground, rain penetration by walls, roofs and floors, etc. The moisture, entering the buildings from foundation and roofs, travels in various directions additionally under the effects of capillary action and gravity, associatively. The entry of water and its movements, in various parts of the building, are due to one or more of the causes listed above. The several sources which create dampness in buildings could be categorized as follows: