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    Damp around chimney breast, internal and external walls

    Thanks again for replying John! Okay so the exterior concrete all around the house is just below the bottom or the air bricks. There are air bricks all around the house but only the one is effective as all other floors are concrete. I shall remove floorboards when I have time, but I really...
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    Damp around chimney breast, internal and external walls

    The air bricks outside the timber flooring are clear not blocked at all. I don't know what I'm looking for regarding the DPC. There is concrete paving all around the outside though about 10cm below interior floor level. No leaking gutter at all and by hell we had a lot of rain yesterday to test...
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    Damp around chimney breast, internal and external walls

    Also, the plaster around all the external walls is just crumbling off the bottom of all the external walls. Seems dry. Worst is where radiators are hung and tapped. Just falling on the floor.
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    Damp around chimney breast, internal and external walls

    First off, thankyou for the quick reply! I've been doing a bit of research and I was adamant it wasn't rising, but there is so much controversy surrounding it. The walls do seem to be drying off a bit now that some of the wallpaper has been removed. Has been painted and seems really thick...
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    Damp around chimney breast, internal and external walls

    Recently purchased a semi-detached house (converted from 2 flats) in February. Originally noticed wallpaper was coming away from bottom of walls downstairs but just thought old paper, we were gonna redecorate anyway. A month and a bit ago noticed mould growing on the back of my sofa. The sofa...
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