Hi All.
At a friends house, I pointed out damp issues to him. Its a terrace house and it has not been habited for about 6 months or more, windows locked etc. He just bought the property. The wall paper is peeling off internally. He also informed me that there was some kind of damp treatment carried out on the property in 2016 by the previous owners.
I often get damp issues misdiagnosed, so hence the reason why I am posting here. My thoughts are that since the boiler was probably turned off (boiler lights are on, but i dont think it will work if the water supply has been turned off), windows locked in and the room not heated, moisture has nowhere to escape to and when it meets the cold wall, it turns into damp.
I am just wary of companies that come out claiming its rising damp etc and offering expensive remedies that are often not required.
In this case, is there anything that can be done, he plans to refurbish the house and I advised him to think about insulating the walls internally using an insulated plasterboard ? Will he also need to hack off a layer of plaster that is currently wet or can it be dried out ?
At a friends house, I pointed out damp issues to him. Its a terrace house and it has not been habited for about 6 months or more, windows locked etc. He just bought the property. The wall paper is peeling off internally. He also informed me that there was some kind of damp treatment carried out on the property in 2016 by the previous owners.
I often get damp issues misdiagnosed, so hence the reason why I am posting here. My thoughts are that since the boiler was probably turned off (boiler lights are on, but i dont think it will work if the water supply has been turned off), windows locked in and the room not heated, moisture has nowhere to escape to and when it meets the cold wall, it turns into damp.
I am just wary of companies that come out claiming its rising damp etc and offering expensive remedies that are often not required.
In this case, is there anything that can be done, he plans to refurbish the house and I advised him to think about insulating the walls internally using an insulated plasterboard ? Will he also need to hack off a layer of plaster that is currently wet or can it be dried out ?