Rising Damp

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Hi all :)
7 years ago we had the garage under our house converted into our office area. When this was done we over saw the project and hired the contractors for the job. Before commencing the job we inspected the walls and floor for any signs of rising damp and we saw none. All OK... so we thought. We had carpet laid and within a shortish time span a smell developed. We didn’t think a lot of it and it wasn’t strong. The last 12 months when we have had heaps of rain and the other week due to exceptionally heavy rain the area was flooded.
Time to fix the rising damp once and for all! We are now contemplating tiling over this concrete floor but are concerned about the rising damp which was obvious when we stripped out the carpet. The areas were all confined to the area where the floor meets the wall and because there was no evaporation it has started to creep up the walls.
If we commenced the tiling say 6 inches in from the walls placed a concrete slurry in the gap then any rising damp which did occur would have enough ventilation to evaporate and not cause further issues.
Is this sound thinking :?:
Cheers
 
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