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Since moving in we have plastered and painted the bedroom on the first floor. Shortly after this brown damp patch appeared. I have no idea what it could be. The damp isn't much wider than the patch itself and it goes as far as the ceiling. On the outside there is render on the walls in good...

Thanks for responses having ripped up all the floorboards. The joists seem pretty OK. I think most of the moisture came from the concrete when Initially pouring it in. I think I should be OK with a dehumidifier for couple days and another layer of dpm

Thanks for responding. It's throughout the ground floor. Floorboards were OK, but there was moisture detected. Not sure whats underneath the joists / concrete There are no air bricks around the house The walls are OK except one where we had an old fire place. I believe it's the salts Also most...

Lifted up the old laminate and found moisture underneath, mostly where the nails where within the floorboards. Having got a damp proofing company round, they detected moisture within the floorboards and suggested the joists where the issue because they were in-between concrete and it was...