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Thanks for the reply. I have put a DPM into a channel outside the house, (which is a public footpath), concreted over, installed a concrete fillet to keep water building up at the base of the house and fixed the render, so I am pretty happy the outside is ok. The damp is coming in because the...

Thanks for all your helpful replies. I will take it on board.

Hi guys, I have finally got to the source of a damp problem under the stairs. Basically the plaster, (and then once that was removed), the render, was damp. It only appeared on the surface and once I removed it I found what is shown in the attached photo. There seems to have been a damp proof...

Hi guys, I have finally got to the source of a damp problem under the stairs. Basically the plaster, (and then once that was removed), the render, was damp. It only appeared on the surface and once I removed it I found what is shown in the attached photo. There seems to have been a damp proof...

Damp under stairs

Thanks a million to you all. It's good to know there are such well informed people out there to help. I have noticed that the dampness in the wood is drying already, (1 week), and the only rotten section is at one end, so I will leave a bit longer, treat with wood hardener or similar and...

Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. That sounds like a good option. I will give it a go.

Thanks a lot for your response. I was afraid you might say that. The problem is the wood extends into the sloping cieling under the stairs and behind a door frame so the work involved is huge. I wil bear it in mind. Thanks again.

Hi all, I have removed the plaster and concrete render from a wall under the stairs to find the source of a damp patch that was showing thru. I have uncovered what I believe to be the source which is a long piece of wood built into the brickwork of the house. The wood is damp and starting to...

Hi all, I have removed the plaster and concrete render from a wall under the stairs to find the source of a damp patch that was showing thru. I have uncovered what I believe to be the source which is a long piece of wood built into the brickwork of the house. The wood is damp and starting to...

I think I'll try a bitumen type paint as it can't hurt. I'll leave the channel open to dry for a few months then do the work. At least it sounds like I'm heading in the right direction. Thanks again for all the help.

Sorry, I mean't DPM sheeting not DPC.

Thanks for the advice. I have indeed removed the major source of the water, which was a gutter downpipe, and I'll certainly put DPC sheeting in the channel. When you say use Bitumen as a waterprrof layer, do you mean I should paint it on the outside brickwork, in the channel, (i.e. below ground...

Hi all, I have a victorian house with a ground floor lower than the external street level. I have a damp wall which I believe is due to this. On digging out a concrete section level to the damp on the outside, I found it to be very damp, (there was plastic sheeting below the concrete where...