Construction Practices Contributing to Rising Damp in Kumasi Metropolitan and Ejisu Municipal Assemblies in Ghana

Table 4

Causes of rising damp in buildings.

Number	Causes	Mean	RII	Rank
1	Failure to use damp proof membrane	4.19	0.84	1
2	Failure to use of damp proof course	4.10	0.82	2
3	High water table	3.97	0.80	3
4	No concrete floor bed at substructure	3.90	0.78	4
5	Flooding	3.49	0.70	5
6	Type of soil	3.38	0.68	6
7	Plumbing leakage	3.31	0.66	7
8	Type of cement	3.18	0.64	8
9	Presents of chemicals	3.10	0.62	9
10	Short roof overhang	2.92	0.58	10
11	Run-off water	2.85	0.57	11
12	Methods of construction	3.27	0.55	12