Hi
We moved into a house where the survey said the damp proof course had failed in 2 of the rooms however the previous owners supplied us with a guarantee and told us the company would come and re-do it. The company had already inspected the damp and it said in the report that they would only re-do the damp proof course in the kitchen as it was likely that the problems in the dining room were due to salt(?) and as the wall coverings weren't stained and no further action was needed. As I was mega pregnant and living in a building site I went along with this and re-decorated the dining room. Since then the lining paper that we put up is very damp along the exterior and party wall. The company when queried about this have said that it is not their problem as the walls were apparently rendered with the wrong plaster (how do they know this - it looks identical to what was in the kitchen) and even so, this company replastered the walls after doing the damp proof course. Basically I want to know if we have any come back and if there is anything I can say to make them reinspect their work or even better do it again!
Sorry this is so long!
Charlie
We moved into a house where the survey said the damp proof course had failed in 2 of the rooms however the previous owners supplied us with a guarantee and told us the company would come and re-do it. The company had already inspected the damp and it said in the report that they would only re-do the damp proof course in the kitchen as it was likely that the problems in the dining room were due to salt(?) and as the wall coverings weren't stained and no further action was needed. As I was mega pregnant and living in a building site I went along with this and re-decorated the dining room. Since then the lining paper that we put up is very damp along the exterior and party wall. The company when queried about this have said that it is not their problem as the walls were apparently rendered with the wrong plaster (how do they know this - it looks identical to what was in the kitchen) and even so, this company replastered the walls after doing the damp proof course. Basically I want to know if we have any come back and if there is anything I can say to make them reinspect their work or even better do it again!
Sorry this is so long!
Charlie