Hello
Recently bought a 1930s 2 bed bungalow which hadn’t been lived in for about a year and had no central heating. It was very damp when we bought it and were told it has a rising damp problem. It has a tar like damp proof course from when it was built.
We have removed all the carpet and the ceiling and sand cement plaster as it’s loose so going back to brick.
The external wall is 9” solid 2 layers of brick with no cavity and rendered on the outside and suspended wood floor.
When testing for damp, the readings on the brick are random, mainly lower than 20% but some areas go up to 40% but the house has not had long to air out and ventilate
My problem is that I’m getting all sorts of different opinions on what to do. Some say injection damp proof, tank it and insulated board, some say it’s not rising damp and not to insulated walls as they need to breath so use lime and plaster straight to the brick with breathable paint?
So I’m not sure what to do in this situation? Could anyone shine any light or give their opinion on what they would do?
Thanks
Recently bought a 1930s 2 bed bungalow which hadn’t been lived in for about a year and had no central heating. It was very damp when we bought it and were told it has a rising damp problem. It has a tar like damp proof course from when it was built.
We have removed all the carpet and the ceiling and sand cement plaster as it’s loose so going back to brick.
The external wall is 9” solid 2 layers of brick with no cavity and rendered on the outside and suspended wood floor.
When testing for damp, the readings on the brick are random, mainly lower than 20% but some areas go up to 40% but the house has not had long to air out and ventilate
My problem is that I’m getting all sorts of different opinions on what to do. Some say injection damp proof, tank it and insulated board, some say it’s not rising damp and not to insulated walls as they need to breath so use lime and plaster straight to the brick with breathable paint?
So I’m not sure what to do in this situation? Could anyone shine any light or give their opinion on what they would do?
Thanks