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Glossary of Shower Leak Repair Terms

This section contains a glossary of words used on the DiaOseal website and in our day to work. Scroll down for full list.

Word:

 Vapour Barrier

Definition:

 A vapour barrier is often used to refer to any material, typically a plastic or foil sheet, that resists diffusion of moisture through wall, ceiling and floor assemblies of buildings.
Technically, many of these materials are only vapour retarders as they have varying degrees of permeability.
Water vapour moves into building cavities by two mechanisms: diffusion through building materials and by air transport (leakage), which is usually far more significant and problematic. A vapour retarder and an air barrier, serve to reduce this problem but are not necessarily interchangeable.

 

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SCREED
SEALANT
SEALER
SHOWER AREA
SHOWER AREA, UNENCLOSED
SHOWER BASE
SHOWER SCREEN
SHOWER TRAY
SILICONE
STEP DOWN
STUD
SUBSTRATE
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TAPPING TILE
TECHNICIAN
TERRACOTTA
TERRAZZO
TILE ADHESIVE
TILE BED
TRANSLUCENT
TRAVERTINE




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UNGLAZED QUARRY TILE
UNGLAZED TILE

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VAPOUR BARRIER
VESSEL
VITREOUS TILE
VOID


      W
WARPAGE
WATER REPELLENT
WATER RESISTANT
WATER STOP
WATER VAPOUR
WATERPROOF (WP)
WATERPROOF SYSTEM
WET AREA

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