I recently had my 3 bed house redecorated and some damp patches have appeared on the flank wall downstairs.
I had a damp specialist (quite well known) come round and he said that the damp I have is what's commonly known as salt damp and that replastering would fix the problem on the inside - there's some work to be done on the outside (broken plinth at wallbase in neighbour's garden) as well as install a gutter on the neighbour's shed as the shed is massive and all the rainwater goes splashing onto my side wall.
The house is end of terrace but sadly there's no side access because of the neighbour's gardens (2 of them) bordering the side wall.
While all the external work will be addresses ASAP, I'm in no position to spend apprx £3000,4000 to replaster the entire side wall at height of 1.2m .
He advised that as a temporary fix (12-18months) a stain block could be used.
So doing a bit of googling around hasn't helped much with stain block and salt damp so here I am asking for advice which is the best one to buy for this type of 'damp'.
Thanks
I had a damp specialist (quite well known) come round and he said that the damp I have is what's commonly known as salt damp and that replastering would fix the problem on the inside - there's some work to be done on the outside (broken plinth at wallbase in neighbour's garden) as well as install a gutter on the neighbour's shed as the shed is massive and all the rainwater goes splashing onto my side wall.
The house is end of terrace but sadly there's no side access because of the neighbour's gardens (2 of them) bordering the side wall.
While all the external work will be addresses ASAP, I'm in no position to spend apprx £3000,4000 to replaster the entire side wall at height of 1.2m .
He advised that as a temporary fix (12-18months) a stain block could be used.
So doing a bit of googling around hasn't helped much with stain block and salt damp so here I am asking for advice which is the best one to buy for this type of 'damp'.
Thanks