Anything that adds moisture to the soil or stops it drying out can be a contributor to risng damp. No or failed damp proof course. (Common in older properties) Lack of sub floor ventilation. Rain water pooling under the house. Yard falling toward the house where the soil is nearly always damp. A plumbing leak …
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It usually takes up to two months before the exisiting moisture in your wall evaporates after the rising damp is eradicated. Determing factors are: How severe the rising damp is. The make up the wall itself. Type of brick, concrete, stud wall plaster etc The amount of natural ventilation to the area. In a house …
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The somewhat old fashioned term “salt damp” refers to the minerals and salts from the soil that is left behind when the moisture eveaporates. It is this salt that causes the damage associated with rising damp.
When i started this business i wanted to bring some professionalism to the industry. Which is very much needed. What does that mean? This is what i experienced when i was attempting to have rising damp on my own property repaired: People just not turning up for quotes. Or turning up late with no notice. …
Put simply it is the absorption of water from the soil by brick or concrete walls by capillary action. The ground moisture rises up the wall untill it reaches above floor level then evaporates into your home interior. The structural damage isn’t caused by the water but by the minerals and salts it leaves behind …
As the moisture accumulates in and throughout your walls, it can rot skirting boards, remove paint, damage the plaster or gyprock of your walls and even potentially cause the masonry of your render and between your brickwork to deteriorate. The longer you wait to fix your rising damp, the more money you’ll have to spend …
There are a few factors that signal risng damp. Depending on the severity you could have one or more of the following: A musty smell when your house has been closed. Staining to lower walls. Peeling wall paper or bubbling paint on lower walls. Condensation after rain. Presence of black mould. Rotting skirting boards in …
Lets start with a fact. Rising damp is not cheap to fix but thats relative to other determining factors: value of the property, the extent of the damp etc. Considering the damage it can do to walls and other building elements and potential health issues to your family and your own health it is considered …
Yes it can. With a new damp proof course and added sub floor ventilation, in the majority of cases rising damp will be gone forever.
