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PostPosted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:23 am 
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Hi,

I was hoping for some advice as not sure what issue I have. I own a Victorian mid terrace property and have been had a damp wall issue for some time. When we brought the house we had the chimney re-pointed and capped. It is a shared chimney with next .

The walls feel cold yet the the wet patch is just small.. but the wallpaper makes it worse than it looks. Getting it now on three walls and in specific areas.

Last winter put a pencil line.. and it has only gone up now half an inch... there was a short time when we did hang clothes there but stopped that straight away..

Just that walls are not black or mould.. just feel cold with a damp patch that looks worse absorbed in the wallpaper that the actual plater.

It is the dining room and the only room like it.. hardly used.


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It looks like rising damp through a defective damp course. Victorian houses were usually built with a slate damp course and solid walls with no cavity. Damp can be caused by water bridging the damp course outside so check for damaged downpipes from the gutters and earth banked from flower beds etc. Also check that there is no leak from central heating pipes under the floor. If the damp course is defective it can be sorted by chemical injection which can be done as a DIY project.

I would suggest calling some damp course firms in for quotes and then taking it from there.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:14 pm 
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Hi Simon,

I agree with DWD, get a specialist in to have a look!

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Thanks for the replys..

I will do!


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Hi Simon,

Check out the property care association: property-care.org and find a contractor near by.

Because it doesn't look like its high, it feels to me like its more likely to be bridging rather than a failed damp proof course.

All the best,

Ben


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