Polystyrene block – plaster finish taken below ground level
Listed under: Exterior, plaster and fibrous plaster, plastic, polystyrene, cladding, walls, moisture, wall cladding, polystyrene blocks
Cause
Installed with no capillary break that may allow water to be drawn up through the plaster finish
Repair
- contact system supplier to advise on the insertion of a capillary break to stop ground moisture being drawn up the plaster system
Cause
Gardens have been built up
Repair
- lower the ground or garden level
Cause
Path or paving laid against the cladding
Repair
- remove and relay paths or paving