Hey there, I have a quickish question.
I moved into a property in June, where the surveyor found no signs of damp, in the basement, however, I have had clear signs of rising damp, as agreed by both my surveyor and man from damp proof company.
The DPC and tanking was applied in 97, and has obviously failed. There is a supposed 30 year Guarantee on the DPC, however the man from the Damp Proof company is saying that their guarantee would not include work done to a basement.
Reading the Guarantee, there is nothing in there about this, and the only part in the notes that could be relevant is:
"I would point out the front and rear external walls and it is at the higher level that the damp proof course will need to be inserted and from this point the guarantee will apply. Below the level of the DPC two coats of aquastop tanking mix will be applied to the walls prior to replastering."
To me the first line makes no sense!
Does this indicate that the guarantee does not cover this? So would this be the error of the surveyor?
Cheers for any advice.
I moved into a property in June, where the surveyor found no signs of damp, in the basement, however, I have had clear signs of rising damp, as agreed by both my surveyor and man from damp proof company.
The DPC and tanking was applied in 97, and has obviously failed. There is a supposed 30 year Guarantee on the DPC, however the man from the Damp Proof company is saying that their guarantee would not include work done to a basement.
Reading the Guarantee, there is nothing in there about this, and the only part in the notes that could be relevant is:
"I would point out the front and rear external walls and it is at the higher level that the damp proof course will need to be inserted and from this point the guarantee will apply. Below the level of the DPC two coats of aquastop tanking mix will be applied to the walls prior to replastering."
To me the first line makes no sense!
Does this indicate that the guarantee does not cover this? So would this be the error of the surveyor?
Cheers for any advice.