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Hi Woody. The damp staining was easier to see when the wallpaper was on the wall. No salts showing through the plaster but the strip of wall outlined feels damp. Sometimes the wall is dry but then feels damp again even when the weathers been dry ? There is black mould further along the wall but...

Hi Vinn. Thanks for your reply. It doesn't look like a physical DPC has been built in, perhaps built before this was common practise. The drilling or rather part drilling makes me wonder if it was done as a Con. The work supposedly being done !

Ok, here are a few photo's.

I always use masking tape, if I'm using Caulk or Silicone. I find it leaves a much neater edge.

Hi , it's on a wall with windows but not directly below them, more to the right. It's nearer the front door. The door frame is sound and the silicone around the door frame is intact. As I've mentioned I've removed some exterior bricks where the problem is but the cavity is dry. I'll get some...

Hi. I'm trying to solve a "Damp" issue in my room. I have a diagonal strip about 300mm wide and 1 metre long of damp on an exterior wall. I've removed exterior bricks to access the cavity and it's not as damp as I'd expected. I've cleared some rubble out of the cavity and left it open to...