Question

Explain DPC shortly

Answer 1

A damp-proof course (often abbreviated to DPC) is a horizontal barrier in a wall designed to prevent moisture rising through the structure by capillary action.

 

A DPC is usually a thick plastic strip bedded into the mortar between two courses of bricks or blocks. It can often be seen as a thin plastic line in the mortar near ground level.

Materials usually used as Damp Proof Course in walls are:

• Hot bitumen

• Plastic sheets

• Bituminous felts

• Sheets of lead

• Copper, etc.

Damp Proof Course in Buildings

Answer 2

Domp proof course it also similar to dpm it is a type of water proofing applied to building foundation wall to prevent moisture from passing through the walls into interior spaces by capillary action . normaily laid 150 above ground level