Part of our house is a joining a public highway (b road). However the road is around 5 feet above what is the floor inside the house. The property is around 200 years old.
The wall which ajoins the road, is constantly damp. It isnt dripping, but its damp to the touch. However, its only damp on the bottom 3 feet or so, not the full height.
The wall is around 400mm thich, with a cavity, which has rubble infilling.
Once I get the existing project out the way, I plan to stud the wall,with a thick membrain attached to the wall. However, I am concious that this might leave the dampness nowhere to evaporate, build up, and then cause problems. Ive never seen damp drip down the wall, its just damp to touch....but I imagine if it were to build up, that could result in problems.
Can anyone suggest a solution to tank it, that doesnt risk build up?
The wall which ajoins the road, is constantly damp. It isnt dripping, but its damp to the touch. However, its only damp on the bottom 3 feet or so, not the full height.
The wall is around 400mm thich, with a cavity, which has rubble infilling.
Once I get the existing project out the way, I plan to stud the wall,with a thick membrain attached to the wall. However, I am concious that this might leave the dampness nowhere to evaporate, build up, and then cause problems. Ive never seen damp drip down the wall, its just damp to touch....but I imagine if it were to build up, that could result in problems.
Can anyone suggest a solution to tank it, that doesnt risk build up?