Potential period cottage purchase, high levels of damp found at survey - HELP

[Apasc]

Forgot to say, if you are mortgaging to purchase you may need to consider what lender will accept.

 

[stuart45]

Rising Damp​

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What Is Rising Damp?​

Rising Damp is a manufactured defect which supports a multi-million pound industry, pure and simply. Not Euro or dollar or yen, only pound sterling because it is unique to the UK

Taken from their website.

Why do some surveyors think that the treatment or existence of rising damp is unique to the UK. It's used all over Europe and other parts of the world. I'm not saying it's the correct method, or that damp companies don't misdiagnose it, but when you set up as an expert you need to get your facts right. Peter Ward does the same.
When I was working with a Dutch bricklayer I asked him about whether these damp proofing firms existed in Holland, and he told me there were loads of them.
If you google opstijgend vocht you will find ones like this. https://www.aquavent.be/opstijgend-vocht/

 

[Apasc]

Rising Damp​

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What Is Rising Damp?​

Rising Damp is a manufactured defect which supports a multi-million pound industry, pure and simply. Not Euro or dollar or yen, only pound sterling because it is unique to the UK

Taken from their website.

Why do some surveyors think that the treatment or existence of rising damp is unique to the UK. It's used all over Europe and other parts of the world. I'm not saying it's the correct method, or that damp companies don't misdiagnose it, but when you set up as an expert you need to get your facts right. Peter Ward does the same.
When I was working with a Dutch bricklayer I ask him about whether these damp proofing firms existed in Holland, and he told me there were loads of them.
If you google opstijgend vocht you will find ones like this. https://www.aquavent.be/opstijgend-vocht/

Suspect you will find such companies everywhere- there is money to be made from their “solutions”!. The UK just has very many and their “solutions” can create as many problems as they are meant to solve - unless the fabric of a damp building is allowed to dry by identifying and repairing the defects correctly – it will remain wet and the issue will just be concealed.

 

[stuart45]

Suspect you will find such companies everywhere- there is money to be made from their “solutions”!. The UK just has very many and their “solutions” can create as many problems as they are meant to solve - unless the fabric of a damp building is allowed to dry by identifying and repairing the defects correctly – it will remain wet and the issue will just be concealed.

Most of Europe has loads of these companies, it's not just the UK.
The point I'm making is that surveyors who set themselves up as damp experts need to get their facts right when they make statements on their websites, or they can lose their credibility.
Saying that the UK is the only part of the world with rising damp issues and companies is a load of nonsense. They probably got it from Peter Ward's site.

 

[Apasc]

Most of Europe has loads of these companies, it's not just the UK.
The point I'm making is that surveyors who set themselves up as damp experts need to get their facts right when they make statements on their websites, or they can lose their credibility.
Saying that the UK is the only part of the world with rising damp issues and companies is a load of nonsense. They probably got it from Peter Ward's site.

I get your point and I’m not disagreeing, what I’m trying to share with houseplant is that the damp proof companies have a vested interest in finding “solutions” that they can do, but the most important thing to do what you can to stop the moisture in the first place by repairing any defects rather than covering over.

 

[stuart45]

It's not an independent survey. His company is looking to do the work.

It's what I said in an earlier post. The problem for the general public is that there isn't a really good qualification for dampness in buildings. Even building degrees don't really specialize in the issues.