Hello, so i moved into my 1990's semi detached house in november 2012. No notice of any damp. In late summer noticed rising damp in the hall way and wall separating living room from hall way/kicthen(kitchen off hall way). only thing we have changed sinced moved is the flooring in the hall way, original tiles before and we put laminate over the top. we have an old coal fire in the kitchen(not used) which is on the wall separting kitchen/hall from living room. the chimney has no pepper pot etc on top. dranage old but no major leaks that can see.
I have had a few damp companys out in the hope i my find the caurse but all they seem to want to do is give me a quote to repare the damp walls. This is a lot of money and feel it will just be covering the caurse! they say the dpc had failed in the walls and they would inject more and replater etc. Im keen to find out whats is caursing this rising damp!? as dont want it to happen again/elsewhere!
Is it the rain coming down the chimney where the old fire is? the laminate flooring ? dranage? please help!!
I have had a few damp companys out in the hope i my find the caurse but all they seem to want to do is give me a quote to repare the damp walls. This is a lot of money and feel it will just be covering the caurse! they say the dpc had failed in the walls and they would inject more and replater etc. Im keen to find out whats is caursing this rising damp!? as dont want it to happen again/elsewhere!
Is it the rain coming down the chimney where the old fire is? the laminate flooring ? dranage? please help!!