Internal Damp

[ganganvince]

Try these we had internal damp worked for us apparently they have pretty much replaced injection DPC.

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[jrb]

By capping the chimney you've removed the ability of the house to breathe.

Apparently there's nothing wrong with capping the chimney if the chimney is no longer in use. Just Googled it. Capping a chimney stops the right from falling down into the chimney. The chimney still has to be vented, so he should have used a vented chimney cap/cowl. My neighbour has a drone, so I'm going to ask him to have a look at how the chimney has been capped. If the chimney cap looks ok I'll take the skirting board off as it's slightly rotten in places and the plaster is coming away anyway. Once the skirting board is off I can then get somebody in to have a look at the damp, including the chimney space, which is behind a wooden board, which has been plastered.

 

[ted the grass]

Apparently there's nothing wrong with capping the chimney if the chimney is no longer in use. Just Googled it. Capping a chimney stops the right from falling down into the chimney. The chimney still has to be vented, so he should have used a vented chimney cap/cowl. My neighbour has a drone, so I'm going to ask him to have a look at how the chimney has been capped. If the chimney cap looks ok I'll take the skirting board off as it's slightly rotten in places and the plaster is coming away anyway. Once the skirting board is off I can then get somebody in to have a look at the damp, including the chimney space, which is behind a wooden board, which has been plastered.

chimney is only as good as its flashing to the roof. If its not in use, better to have the stack taken off above roof height.

 

[jrb]

chimney is only as good as its flashing to the roof. If its not in use, better to have the stack taken off above roof height.

Thanks.

I'll start will the least expensive option first, a replaster and a piece of new skirting board. If that doesn't show up anything I'll get somebody to inspect the chimney and the flashing. Hopefully i can find somebody honest and I don't get ripped off for work that doesn't need doing. It's impossible to know if work really needs doing or not unless I go up on the roof myself, which I can't do.

 

[tweety]

Apparently there's nothing wrong with capping the chimney if the chimney is no longer in use. Just Googled it. Capping a chimney stops the right from falling down into the chimney. The chimney still has to be vented, so he should have used a vented chimney cap/cowl. My neighbour has a drone, so I'm going to ask him to have a look at how the chimney has been capped. If the chimney cap looks ok I'll take the skirting board off as it's slightly rotten in places and the plaster is coming away anyway. Once the skirting board is off I can then get somebody in to have a look at the damp, including the chimney space, which is behind a wooden board, which has been plastered.

Right thing to do. Invariably internal damp is due to lack of ventilation.

 

[Blue Mist]

OP. I have a problem with internal damp as well.
I use Tena for men.

Here to help.
Happy to help.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

OP. I have a problem with internal damp as well.
I use Tena for men.

Here to help.
Happy to help.

That’s descending damp though.

 

[Protein Junkie]

I used to really like penetrating dampness.

:-) lmfao -afternoon Snorky.

 

[jrb]

Right thing to do. Invariably internal damp is due to lack of ventilation.

Just on that point. Why isn't the open vent in the wall creating enough ventilation? Or could that be the reason for the damp, as the vent is always open, and the living room pretty much hasn't been heated this winter?

 

[KS55]

By capping the chimney you've removed the ability of the house to breathe.

Not if it’s a proper cowl. I had damp from a chimney after the fire was removed. A cowl did the trick, stopped rain coming in but preserved breathing. A flattish pot with vents round the vertical edges.