A horizontal d.p.c. is placed to stop moisure:
1.rising up from the ground
2.running down into the foundations
3.passing from the outer leaf to the inner leaf
4.flooding the cavity
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A damp-proof course (DPC) is a barrier through the structure designed to prevent moisture rising by capillary action such as through a phenomenon known as rising damp. Rising damp is the effect of water rising from the ground into property. The damp proof course may be horizontal or vertical.
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