Hi Mary I know from experience that if the door is in an exposed location the water will get in despite having a drained threshold. To be really secure you need to have a covered porch and a floor finish that can withstand water. Not cheap. Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: Gwynne, Mary <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:56 PM Subject: damp > Hi, > Has anyone got any solutions to the following question please? > > > In a new School 66% of the Classrooms have access doors diecctly to the > > outside. We propose to make the Floor > > level of the Classrooms and the external paved areas the same level for > > good accessibility.Possibly the paved area can fall away from the building > > at 1:40 falls. My concern is the detailing at the junction of the cavity > > wall and the paving, thus preventing the rain water back tracking into the > > School together with the question of dampness. Aco drains at the junction > > and stepped cavity trays are detail we are looking at. > Any other ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > ****************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential > and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to > whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error > please notify the administrator on the following address: > [log in to unmask] > > > Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn > gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd > hwy atynt yn unig. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn drwy > gamgymeriad, dylech hysbysu'r gweinyddydd yn y cyfeiriad canlynol: > [log in to unmask] > > ******************************************************************* > > ----------End of Message---------- > > Archives for the Accessibuilt discussion list are located at > > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/accessibuilt.html > > You can JOIN or Leave the list from this web page as well ----------End of Message---------- Archives for the Accessibuilt discussion list are located at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/accessibuilt.html You can JOIN or Leave the list from this web page as well