Rising damp on internal walls

[Nightmare Walking]

Internal as in on your inside, or internal as in walls that are between you and an adjoining neighbour?

Both mate.

 

[quiet_riot]

Both mate.

What's under your lowest level floor?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I Bet it’s inadequate ventilation causing mould growth.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

What's under your lowest level floor?

Its a terraced house mate. I think they are built into clay.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

I Bet it’s inadequate ventilation causing mould growth.

It does not look like mould mate. It has rotted the skirting board.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I wouldn't do anything drastic at present, until that is, BMs resident assessor / surveyor / inspector /debt collector has given you his advice.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

I'm registering an interest in this thread. Our cellar is damp as Fck.

How do modern cellar conversions work - do they stick a membrane on the bricks and platerboard over?

 

[mancityvstoke]

I'm registering an interest in this thread. Our cellar is damp as Fck.

How do modern cellar conversions work - do they stick a membrane on the bricks and platerboard over?

tanking

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Anyone work in damp proofing or out like that? I have some damp on internal walls and could do with it looking at. It is on a few walls internally so don't think it is a leak from any where.

I was going to bodge it up and sell the house but it looks like I am staying now, so need to sort it out.

A lot of the time, poor workmanship when the house was built means that the overflow mortar has blocked the cavity wall low down so water builds up over time causing rising damp.

Basically, brickies are lazy and sloppy bastards!

 

[Nightmare Walking]

A lot of the time, poor workmanship when the house was built means that the overflow mortar has blocked the cavity wall low down so water builds up over time causing rising damp.

Basically, brickies are lazy and sloppy bastards!

Its a 120 year old terrace mate. They are rock solid. Its just one of them things and I will get it sorted. I have a surveyor coming out next week to give me an independent view. Will take it from there then. Had an offer of help from a blue on here, so will hit him up once I know what the script is.