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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2010 12:16 pm 
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Cheers Scruff, I had thought about that but didn't what to do the cosmetic work only for the damp to return again over the winter..

I'll take a closer look when I get the keys in a few weeks and get to the bottom of it. :salute:

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it must be my old eyes. in pic 2 the redish brick wall looks like it is touching the york stone on the house.


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How would you play this chaps... I've spoken to the ex owner of the house and he informs me that the damp has only arrived since he hasn't been living in the house for just over a year.

The over ground pipe on the photos is unused and used to be an overflow pipe from an old on suite bathroom that doesn't exist anymore.

My concern is that if I will to get someone in to access the damp they could charge me a fortune for a job that may not need doing.

Should I repaint the damaged area and remove the bush from the side of the house to avoid any root problems and hope that with the house being lived in and heated that the damp goes away?!

What would you do?

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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:43 pm 
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I should not worry about it too much. The worst that can happen is that you have to do a bit of damp proofing but I suspect that this is empty house dampness and summer will sort it out.

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I would also go for empty house dampness, as my previous post.

Get the windows open and some air circulating around the place and I reckon it will be fine.

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2 years empty without ventilation or heating and those are the only problems :thumbright: :thumbright:
if i saw that in a house in use i would say a £600 -£2000 problem but in my humble opinion that is a very good sign
you have no need to worry its probably a £100 job certainly likly to be under £600 :thumbleft:

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