Recent content by watersonpaul

Hi all, Hired a handheld dampmeter today and tested all the walls and the ceiling for moisture content - all checked out fine. Still have the smell of damp in the room - it seemed to get worse following heavy rain a couple of days ago so i suspect some sort of water ingress. I may have to...

Thanks Dave, think i will hire a hygrometer and a dehumidiifier and see what happens. The lack of any visible sign of damp is puzzling though - its been going on for a while and i would have expected to see some patches. Ta

They are cavity walls.

Thanks Richard. There are double glazed windows in the room - i don't think there are any vents in the window frames but the windows are regularly open. The walls themselves are brick with an external render. should i use some sort of damp meter to track down the damp area? as i said there...

Hi all, I had a bedroom re-plastered about a year ago. Occasionally we still get the smell of damp plaster. I'm thinking that either water is getting in from the external walls or that the levels of moisture in the room are causing the problem. There are no signs of damp on any of the walls...