Professional Documents
Culture Documents
METHODS OF MOVEMENT
Moisture does not just enter a building
assembly as an obvious cascading liquid
flow. Sometimes it has more subtle ways of
making a grand entry, such as:
• Catching a ride in moving air.
• Moving up a concrete foundation as
capillary action.
• Hiding as invisible moisture in vapor
diffusion.
better
Figure 4: Insulated assembly with vapor retarder. Figure 5: Water vapor movement by air leaks.