Recent content by tcj205

Hi, I wanted to give an update to the situation now that a few months have passed since the first diagnosis of rising damp. The room has now been heated for two months. I've bought a moisture reader and have removed some sections of plaster and mortar in order to investigate further. The...

Hi JohnD I think the previous owner(s) used to hang wasing around the house. There's evidence of condensation spots on some walls in the house which have most probably been caused by drying clothes. Both structural surveyor and damp surveyor advised it was also likely. We've only been in...

Many thanks Joe - a really concise and easy to understand response. No salt test was done. From memory, the damp readings were high from top to bottom of the wall so i suspect your diagnosis is correct. We've just had a radiator installed into the room and hope, within the next month, to...

Hi, I have recently moved in to a 150 year old granite stone terraced cottage and have been advised by a damp specialist that I have rising damp on an internal solid granite wall. The wall is 60cm thick and made with solid granite. It used to be the external wall but an extension was built...