Recent content by tui85

Thank you all for your responses. I feel that there are probably multiple fixes to do in order to gain some control of this damp situation. Fixing the gutters is surely one of them! I'm hoping that the burst pipe hypotheses is not the accurate one.... I have an independent damp surveyor coming...

Hello, thanks for your responses. Yes mrrusty, hygroscopic damp is another thing that has come up in my reading around this. I've also spoken with an independent damp specialist today, and having seen the images, has also suggested that this is quite possibly hygroscopic damp. Thanks for...

My mistake, I meant "exchange"..... If it was a burst pipe that is causing this damp, what would you suggest is the prognosis? How serious would that be? What would be the potential fixes? A friend of mine that is part time builder/handyman has suggested that there may be water ingress via the...

Also, did you notice that in the first image, the damp takes a different form....? They are streaks running down the wall.... Dry to the touch, but at some point moisture has travelled down the wall.... That only seems to be in the one spot..

Hi. Thanks for your response. I looked for these as I assumed that this was the damp proofing work that was carried out. Couldn't find any though!

Thanks John. When I say that the damp spots are predominantly on the external walls I mean probably around 90%. So I've always considered that it could be gutter spills or render cracks. There is a blocked gutter on one side of the house, but that obviously would only account for that specific...

Hi John, Thanks for your message. From the structural report.... "The general construction appears to be external cavity block/brickwork walls rendered externally......." and "The property has solid and suspended floors at ground floor level with a suspended timber floor at first floor...

Hello, I'm in the process of purchasing this flat. It's a 1930s detached house. Ground floor flat. The property is riddled with damp spots on the walls. Predominantly but not exclusively on the external walls. We've had our survey done and the damp metre readings are very high around the...

Sorry Ken, "patches" not "latches". (y) Post edited.

Thanks Ken. I thought condensation unlikely as there is there has been no heat in the house for months... Is it possible for condensation to form despite this? Considering the rendering seems in reasonable condition,.would you say it's unlikely to be penetrating damp? Has anybody else got any...

Hi Ken, thanks for your response. Property has been vacant for a few months I believe. As far as I know heating has not been on during this time....

Hello, Could anybody offer any insight as to what these damp patches are? This is a 1930s detached property (ground floor flat) that I'm looking at buying. These damp patches are putting me off... The property is rendered (lime or cement I do not know) so not possible to the see the condition...