ABSTRACT
The renovation of buildings is a growing part of the native building industry. Several causes of degradation have to be mentioned when speaking about damage to buildings, especially to its masonry. One of them is the capillary rising moisture, which can be avoided by building up subsequent horizontal moisture barriers. Paraffin-wax is used in this case by filling the open pores of the building material. This study deals in particular with the research and description of the injection of paraffin-wax and its influence on the porosity and pore-size distribution of different building materials.
