Recent content by jkarran

That's definitely the source and solution I'm leaning towards I just can't quite believe it got so bad if so! I just want to be sure I understand the problem before I do the repair it as it'll hide for years under ply/osb if I'm wrong and it is coming from below. jk

Having read through lots of threads on here and information elsewhere I went back to look at it and a dig in the plaster last night and I'm if anything more puzzled. The damp wall is apparently the result of years of botched repairs and modifications: Waterproof paint below floor and DPC...

Can you not cut it off flush then punch it back into the wall a few mm, fill and decorate over it?

Hello, I'm new so hope this is in the right area. I have just taken possession of a rather tired 1930s end terrace that has a damp problem, apparently worse than picked up by the survey. A little background: The house has a cavity wall with engineering brick DPC and a good roof...