Hello all,

I live in an end of terrace house, and it is very old now, post ww2, I have a side access that leaves the end of the house exposes to the elements.

I think I need to rplace the plaster on the inner walls, I was thinking of using that Liquid Damp Proof Membrane and paint that on first and then plaster over that.

Does anyone have any thoughts on that, and what is the best way to go about it?

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Geoff

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Hi Geoff,

I have never heard of liquid damp proof membrane.

If the walls are suffering from rising damp you have a few options, but the plaster will need removing, then replacing at a later date!

I have had two of these fitted in seperate properties and it seems to work well- electro osmosis DPC

Or now the injectable creams are very popular-
damp proofing cream

Or a traditional chemical DPC

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Hi,

Thanks for the info, Liquid DPM is available from Wickes and B&Q etc and you just remove the plaster and paint it on, so i believe, and plaster over that.

Regards
Geoff

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I told you Ryan, if one gets through, Its a Victory. (Trevor Howard to Frank Sinatra: Von Ryan's Express -1965)

It's unusual for something that can be painted onto a wall to stop damp, that can then be plastered over.

A few years back this was not possible and the only similar option was tanking, which was very expensive.

I'll have a look the next time I am in B&Q

Do you know the exact product name?

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Chez,

I've used it before too and the most common product is called BlackJack DPM made by Everbuild

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-2 ... re-908.asp

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Cheers,
Darren

Property Refurbishment & Maintenance Dorset

Thanks Darren,

I just had a quick look at a data sheet and it recommends that you have a damp proof course installed to prevent rising damp.

So it needs to be ascertained if the damp is rising or penetrating before it can be treated effectively.

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'Synthaproof' was a common one a few years ago!

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