Alice.grant
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Hi is this rising damp please?
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It's certainly damp!
Source could be a number of things, the simple 'rising damp' touted by the sellers of waterproofing treatments and injected DPC is probably last on the list...
Is the ground level outside higher than the inside?
Is the outside wall cement redered or coated in a modern paint?
Are there any gutter or external drainage issues?
If you have a suspended floor, is it ventilated?
Any potential leaks from internal plumbing?
Is it a particularly cold corner?
The water has to come from somewhere, spontaneously rising up from the ground in one corner is possible but there's many more likely reasons (which can be addressed once identified)
Source could be a number of things, the simple 'rising damp' touted by the sellers of waterproofing treatments and injected DPC is probably last on the list...
Is the ground level outside higher than the inside?
Is the outside wall cement redered or coated in a modern paint?
Are there any gutter or external drainage issues?
If you have a suspended floor, is it ventilated?
Any potential leaks from internal plumbing?
Is it a particularly cold corner?
The water has to come from somewhere, spontaneously rising up from the ground in one corner is possible but there's many more likely reasons (which can be addressed once identified)
Alice.grant
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Thank you. No water problems that I can see, I will get some one out to take a loom
Many thanks for your help
Many thanks for your help
stuart45
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We could do with a bit more info about the property. For example, is it a solid brick or cavity wall. How old is the house. Is the wall outside rendered, or face brickwork. Are external ground levels higher than the DPC. Was there any furniture against that wall?