Dampness above the panels "Capillary rise"

Dampness above the panels, or in professional language capillary rise
Water rising above the panels is a common phenomenon during dampness, leakage, under the floor, as soon as we have standing water under the flooring then the ability of the water to be absorbed by the walls and cause this phenomenon the water is absorbed by the wall and climbs up. A sign of a leak under the floor.
Meaning of the word capillary The origin of the word in English capillary and in Hebrew its name is קאפילים meaning the ability of water to rise upwards against the force of gravity. In most cases the movement of the liquid takes place with the help of external forces such as flow in nature towards waterfalls, gravity, or slope, tides.
In capillary flow there is no influence of external factors. For example in the flow of groundwater, plants also have capillary rise, where the water reaches from the root to the top of the plant. Like these, so with us also during dampness that causes water to climb the wall. In a pipeline failure, capillary rise is caused by trapped water that is under the building's flooring.
When is capillary rise seen?
Usually, water rise occurs when there is moisture under the flooring while there is a defect in the sealing or no sealing has been performed. Usually, we see the phenomenon above the panels.
How to prevent water rise {capillary}
If we have capillary rise above the panels, we must dismantle the flooring in the affected area, and perform a seal between the wall and the flooring using a "roller" and a sealant to prevent capillary rise.
After repairing the seal and the roller, if the substrate under the flooring is still wet, it is necessary to locate the leak and locate the cause of the moisture, after which a moisture test can be performed on the substrate and drying until complete drying, and only then can the flooring be closed.
With the help of a specialist leak detector, you can identify the problem and how to treat "capillary rise"
From Rollka:
A rollka is a rounded molding made at the junction between a wall and a floor,
The purpose of the rollka is to use this tool to make a rounded molding between the wall and the floor where there is a 90 degree angle.
Abolition of the corner to prevent capillary rise.
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