Hi,
This is my first post so I hope you can help me with the following:
I purchased a ground floor flat some months ago.
Surveyor recommended the property needed a DPC injected to cure the damp.
When purchasing the property I was also provided with a damp proof certificate by a damp proofing company.
Fast forward to last winter, I noticed water ingress to the basement which has no tanking yet it is supposed to be a bathroom conversion in a basement room.
I thought it was a plumbing leak so I called in a plumber who said it is not a pipes issue but water coming in from the ground walls surrounding the basement.
Also found that paint is flaking of the lower parts of the walls and some sort of hydroscopic salts have appeared on the new pink plaster.
I have now spoken with another professional and they have stated that you can not inject a stone wall with a DPC, you can only inject the mortar of the bricks to insert a modern DPC.
Also been told that the external render is cement trapping moisture underneath and the internal plaster and paints are not breathable.
On top of this I have been told that a DPC can not be installed because its a listed building so I am now wondering if I have been sold a flat with a damp issue which may have been concealed with new plaster and paint.
Also concerned surveyor gave me wrong advice and now stuck with wet rot to skirting boards and worried floor could be damaged as well.
Would it be best now to hack off all he plaster which is a messy job to try to dry the wall and re-plaster with right materials?
However worried if I do this then the damp cause has not been found and treated?
Any help and guidance would be appreciated?
Thank you
This is my first post so I hope you can help me with the following:
I purchased a ground floor flat some months ago.
Surveyor recommended the property needed a DPC injected to cure the damp.
When purchasing the property I was also provided with a damp proof certificate by a damp proofing company.
Fast forward to last winter, I noticed water ingress to the basement which has no tanking yet it is supposed to be a bathroom conversion in a basement room.
I thought it was a plumbing leak so I called in a plumber who said it is not a pipes issue but water coming in from the ground walls surrounding the basement.
Also found that paint is flaking of the lower parts of the walls and some sort of hydroscopic salts have appeared on the new pink plaster.
I have now spoken with another professional and they have stated that you can not inject a stone wall with a DPC, you can only inject the mortar of the bricks to insert a modern DPC.
Also been told that the external render is cement trapping moisture underneath and the internal plaster and paints are not breathable.
On top of this I have been told that a DPC can not be installed because its a listed building so I am now wondering if I have been sold a flat with a damp issue which may have been concealed with new plaster and paint.
Also concerned surveyor gave me wrong advice and now stuck with wet rot to skirting boards and worried floor could be damaged as well.
Would it be best now to hack off all he plaster which is a messy job to try to dry the wall and re-plaster with right materials?
However worried if I do this then the damp cause has not been found and treated?
Any help and guidance would be appreciated?
Thank you