Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Home & Garden > Home Improvement > Building and Carpentry > What is the gold test for damp walls?

Other contributors have said "How do walls become damp?" is the same question as "What is the gold test for damp walls?" If you believe that these are not asking the same thing and should be answered differently, click here

What is the gold test for damp walls?

In: Building and Carpentry [Edit categories]

Answer:

Using duct tape - securely tape all four sides of a piece of plastic wrap or polythelene film to the wall for 24 hours (or longer) period. Upon removal - if there is any moisture on the wall-side of the plastic - there is moisture infiltrating through the tested wall.

First answer by Bob811. Last edit by Bob811. Contributor trust: 1148 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 2 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Sources and related links: [Edit]

Answers.com: Gold

Can you answer these Building and Carpentry questions?

	What is dowelling wood used for?	Answer it!
	How much does it cost to install cabinets?	Answer it!
	What happens if you don't have thick silver foil and foam plastic in your house?	Answer it!
	How much to charge per square feet to install tile?	Answer it!
	What is mica sheet composed of?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

Is there any solution for damp in walls?
Damp in walls usually comes from bellow out of the ground. if there is dampness in the wall this indicates that the damp course is either damaged or even non existent another possibility is that...
How you test gold?
You can determine the karate of your gold using a popular method of relative accuracy. This test requires a set of testing needles with different tips of exact karat, a...
How do you test if you have oil paint on your walls?
Put a cloth over your finger, with some denatured alcohol on it, and rub the paint in a hidden corner. If no paint comes off in any way when you rub it, it's oil-based paint.
How do you get shiny gold walls?
Try high gloss paint in a golden color.
How do you test a 120v wall outlet?
Your question is very vague. By test I'm assuming you want to know if it works. The easiest way is to simply plug something into it and see if it works.