Hi all,
I have a damp issue in the majority of the walls in my old (1896) house and asked a company some time back to come and install a damp course. They came along and did as requested and installed one of the modern cream based damp courses. This is the only bit they did, i.e. they didn't hack the plaster off, I did, and they didn't replaster.
I had one room replastered and stupidly, in hindsight, I asked the plasterer to take the plaster all the way to the floor so it would be easy to fit the skirts. The plaster appeared to dry out so we decorated (without the skirts temporarily) and after a short time all of the paper peeled off.
I asked the damp man to come back in and he basically said I have bridged the damp as with the damp course he installed the very bottom course will always stay wet. I had assumed the bottom course would be dry but happy to accept my mistake if that is the case - could anyone please confirm?
I have lost some confidence in the integrity of the damp course now and was therefore thinking I might double up and srill the first course and inject with DPC fluid - is there any reason why I shouldn't do this??
Having hacked off the plaster yesterday where it has bridged the damp I am assuming it should dry out but I am concerned as it was very wet in places. Even in places where the bottom couple of courses had been tanked - I thought tanking itself was waterproof??
Thanks
D
I have a damp issue in the majority of the walls in my old (1896) house and asked a company some time back to come and install a damp course. They came along and did as requested and installed one of the modern cream based damp courses. This is the only bit they did, i.e. they didn't hack the plaster off, I did, and they didn't replaster.
I had one room replastered and stupidly, in hindsight, I asked the plasterer to take the plaster all the way to the floor so it would be easy to fit the skirts. The plaster appeared to dry out so we decorated (without the skirts temporarily) and after a short time all of the paper peeled off.
I asked the damp man to come back in and he basically said I have bridged the damp as with the damp course he installed the very bottom course will always stay wet. I had assumed the bottom course would be dry but happy to accept my mistake if that is the case - could anyone please confirm?
I have lost some confidence in the integrity of the damp course now and was therefore thinking I might double up and srill the first course and inject with DPC fluid - is there any reason why I shouldn't do this??
Having hacked off the plaster yesterday where it has bridged the damp I am assuming it should dry out but I am concerned as it was very wet in places. Even in places where the bottom couple of courses had been tanked - I thought tanking itself was waterproof??
Thanks
D