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Looking at a couple of houses both ~1880, 2 storey terraces with basements.
In one the basement looks untouched and has one obviously damp wall (the 'party wall' not the external one). The rest seems dry and there's no visual evidence of damp in the ground floor walls. There's quite a large window but no other ventilation.
The other has been tanked (10 years ago) and has painted walls, laminate floor, a wall-mounted radiator and a fire escape window. Again, no visual evidence of damp in the walls.
I've viewed/seen listed several of this type of house in the area and only 2 of them have had tanked basements.
Is that sort of tanking (effectively making a room) a good idea, or does it just hide damp behind it?
The house is currently unoccupied so no furniture to mask problems, and you'd think issues would have manifested after 10 years, but it makes me feel uneasy not knowing what the walls are doing!
In one the basement looks untouched and has one obviously damp wall (the 'party wall' not the external one). The rest seems dry and there's no visual evidence of damp in the ground floor walls. There's quite a large window but no other ventilation.
The other has been tanked (10 years ago) and has painted walls, laminate floor, a wall-mounted radiator and a fire escape window. Again, no visual evidence of damp in the walls.
I've viewed/seen listed several of this type of house in the area and only 2 of them have had tanked basements.
Is that sort of tanking (effectively making a room) a good idea, or does it just hide damp behind it?
The house is currently unoccupied so no furniture to mask problems, and you'd think issues would have manifested after 10 years, but it makes me feel uneasy not knowing what the walls are doing!