Rising Damp

torrevieja

Having an issue with im sure is Rising Damp in an old small extension, if someone can recommend a company not sure if its allowed or PM me please,

have seen few companies like this does this work or is it a Gimmick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sj4G9hJFi8

Bdjsjsjs

torrevieja wrote: »

Having an issue with im sure is Rising Damp in an old small extension, if someone can recommend a company not sure if its allowed or PM me please,

have seen few companies like this does this work or is it a Gimmick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sj4G9hJFi8

Avoid those. You surely have a DPC as it is. Check the ground level outside. Is it too high? Post pics.

Metric Tensor

"Rising Damp" in the generally accepted understanding of the term is astonishingly rare.

There's a good chance you have one or more of the following:
a. a leak
b. poor drainage outside the wall
c. some sort of cold bridging / condensation issue.

I'd try to rule those out first before pursuing any of the more "fanciful" options.

Calahonda52

Post some pictures pls

torrevieja

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Post some pictures pls

Hi i wont be able to post till thursday away at minute but is there someone who i can get out , some damp company , what i can tell u is that there is a gutter coming down an extension but i can see no shore so all these years i presume the water was just going all over the place so i got a water butt and i run a hose from the butt to a shore further away

Calahonda52

torrevieja wrote: »

Hi i wont be able to post till thursday away at minute but is there someone who i can get out , some damp company , what i can tell u is that there is a gutter coming down an extension but i can see no shore so all these years i presume the water was just going all over the place so i got a water butt and i run a hose from the butt to a shore further away

More pictures
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re the water, if the water from gutter runs off below the DPC in the walothen no issue: not ideal but no issue.
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You need to solve the source before you call anyone.
For now if you have a fan heater, just set it on cold and face it into the corner to start drying out the wall.

torrevieja

Calahonda52 wrote: »

More pictures
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re the water, if the water from gutter runs off below the DPC in the walothen no issue: not ideal but no issue.
.
You need to solve the source before you call anyone.
For now if you have a fan heater, just set it on cold and face it into the corner to start drying out the wall.

Do u mean a humdifier ? i found when i had this on the wallpaper would come offf the wall at end ?

Calahonda52

torrevieja wrote: »

Do u mean a humdifier ? i found when i had this on the wallpaper would come offf the wall at end ?

Reminds me of one of Niall Tobin's, RIP, jokes...
He arrives in a house of a pal who is stripping wallpaper?
N: Redecorating then?
Pal: No, Moving:)

torrevieja

i only got back today but my son was looking earlier there is a lot of soil at base of structure

https://screenshot.net/g89qbmm

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ted1

I’d a similar issue, was causing damp to ruin floors and creep up the walls. Took up the carpet and chased it out. Ended up being whoever did the extension didn’t cover the cover pipes for the radiator and the concrete eat it away. Simple fix ,but lots of damage from a small hole dripping 24, 7.

Raising damp can be an red herring

torrevieja

any opinions

BryanF

take a picture, offering context and scale please