PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION THE first suggestion that I should undertake a thorough re- vision and expansion of Mr. Blakes work on Damp Walls was made to me about 18 months ago by Mr. G. S. Wheeldon, CBE, FRICS, FAI, FVI, FRSH, my former Chief and my friend for many years. Although the original work has been unobtainable for a long time past, no other book dealing specifically with this important aspect of building construc- tion and maintenance could be traced. Yet the need for conserving the national stock of houses in Britain is today as great as it has ever been and the dangers to health which arise from the existence of damp in inhabited dwellings are no less great than they were when Mr. Blake first noted them in the Preface to his original book. In revising the work, I have assumed in the reader some knowledge of the elements of building technique and the book will, I hope, be of direct use to the owner-occupier who possesses such knowledge. Since it represents what I think I may...

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