- · Capillarity
Phenomenon that promotes the water infiltration in the walls through the soil.
- · Cement Mortar
Surface obtained by cement mortar projection.
- · Chalking
Destruction of the paint film which causes formation of dust. "Getting into flour."
- · Chalking
Same as chalking.
- · Coat
Layer of wet paint.
- · Concrete Carbonation
Concrete degradation by contact with acidic mediums such as acid rain. This degradation can expose the concrete iron to atmospheric agents causing its corrosion.
- · Condensation
Water passage from the vapor state to the liquid state due to decreased temperature.
- · Corrosion
Degradation of ferrous material not protected when in contact with water. A metal oxidation occurs yielding what is known as rust.
- · Coverage
Measurement of the amount of area that it is possible to paint with 1 liter o 1 kilogram of paint.
- · Cracks
Can be superficial and caused by retraction of grout mortars during drying or structural variations that arise in the building structure.