Low level rising damp in an old house



safccfas said:
Need the advice of the SMB builders ….

House I’m looking to buy has got low level rising damp in a couple of areas. One is an outside wall the other is an internal wall. Didn’t realise you can get damp in internal walls !

When I’ve asked what this is / means etc the response I’ve been given over the phone (there’s a report being sent out apparently) is that there’s a few isolated areas that have damp spots just above the skirting board, not full on rising damp but a couple of spots along skirting boards.

When I’ve done a quick google search a chemical treatment seems the least intrusive way to sort it rather than adding a membrane to a full wall?

Any expert advice on best approach and idea on cost ?
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Avoid at all cost Mate.

House down the road suffered badly and threw a lot of money at it.
We suffer from a few Springs around here.
 
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Brian Griffin said:
Rising damp is pretty rare I think. Worth a second opinion?

@Gillythedilf
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Not in older houses. Really depends on the foundations/damp course (it had neither and built in sandstone. My first house had it quite bad. Had a damp proof course which failed after about 15years and they tanked the whole ground floor under warranty (swimming pool grade stuff) did the trick but apparently V expensive. A right mess on and would hate to go through it again.
 
fireballs said:
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they did ours about 12 years ago. our house has solid walls and is built out of old bits of brick/stones/wattle and daub. when they hacked the old plaster off you could see daylight coming through. they actually did a cracking job and were very neat & tidy as regards to the mess. a bit has started coming through again on an internal wall but it's more condensation than anything else i think. we got some great paint off them that has little beads in it and helps to insulate/raise the temperature of the wall to stop condensation.
 
Brian Griffin said:
Rising damp is pretty rare I think. Worth a second opinion?

@Gillythedilf
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I know very little about remedial damp proofing mate. Lad I use for that type of shite reckons the injection system is a con/ load of shite and re membrane way is the belt and braces way to do it.
I don’t know either way tbh that type of shite is of no interest. I can pass number on if anyone wants
 
Gillythedilf said:
I know very little about remedial damp proofing mate. Lad I use for that type of shite reckons the injection system is a con/ load of shite and re membrane way is the belt and braces way to do it.
I don’t know either way tbh that type of shite is of no interest. I can pass number on if anyone wants
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Pretty Much what happened to my first house. Injection failed and tanking done..
 
ivanthereasonable said:
I've no idea how effective this is, but i spent 6-ish weeks doing that. Worst job i've ever had and i've had a lot.
At that time, they chopped all the plaster of the brick or stone walls, injected the fecking horrible gunk, left it for a period, then replastered.
But as you say, probably less trouble than trying to fit a roll of dpc. Not sure how they'd do that.
When we moved into our present house, there was a terrible damp problem, but more dry rot through blocked ventilation. Was able to 99% solve the problem. Still one or two traces now 36 years later.
Hope you get it sorted, good luck.
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Sorry for quoting my own post but, the highlighted bit should read approx a metre up from the floor. Not full wall.
 
DisillusionedOldGit said:
We had trouble for about 10 years. We tried all sorts of remedies . Then the farmer sorted out his field drains and hey presto! Problem gone . When all said and done damp problems are just a bit of watter in the wrong place .
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We’ve battled with some for a few years, walls perfectly dry.
Vented windows, improved shower extractor, cooked extractor, loft insulation gaps, etc. Hope we have cracked it.
As said though the Village has a high degree of Springs and we’ve had plenty of rain.

Not rising damp but get a few spots in top corners of the bedrooms that is easily wiped away. All about air circulation and venting for us here.

Glad you got sorted as it is a pain.
 

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