damp

Hi, I'm an inexperienced first time buyer. November moved in to the house to find damp plaster on 1st floor bedroom wall (external). Based on the description below and attached pics, what might be likely causes of the damp, and what repairs should I realistically expect? Are there any specific...

I bought a mid terrace Victorian house about a year ago. It seems the previous owners indulged themselves in a significant amount of bodge work. An area in the center of the house has been showing damp since I moved, which has progressively got worse (images attached). The damp appears to track...

I am somewhat out of my depth with a house renovation and would massively appreciate some advice regarding the kitchen floor... There has been subsidence at some point in the house and the concrete kitchen floor was uneven to the tune of around 50mm from high end to low end. I ripped off the...

My porch floor is particleboard which is sopping wet, rotten. it is tiled on top. I need to replace it asap , I'm not sure why it's so wet. Maybe I need to treat the joists too ? If so what with ? What's the most water resistant ? Should I replace with wooden floorboard ? Marine ply ? Water...

Hello, First time forum user, I'm looking for some advice on whether a chemical DPC is necessary. It's a circa 1900 mid terrace house. The survey showed high damp readings on the front external wall and the recommendation is the standard chemical DPC and replastering with a waterproof sand...

We have a no cavity Victorian semi which we have always had a problem with cold outside walls attracting condensation. The inside of the wardrobe cupboard wall facing outside is pretty wet, making clothes damp and leading to mould. Ditto for bedroom wall. Having a log burner installed, warming...

Hello Not sure what this is. Looks like damp. It is occuring at the juction between an extension and the original house. It occurs on both sides of the room where the extension meets the original house. It is only where it meets, not in the extension or the original house. Is this damp. What...

Hi all I hope you're all keeping well This is my first post and I'm hoping to get some advice on a case of extreme condensation in my loft. I've read the various threads I could find, but wanted to get your take on the solutions I've been offered by several roofers before taking the plunge. I...

Following replastering of my wall I have waited five months for the wall to dry out. This will sound like a crazy amount of time but I have had a slight damp patch where the timber has been historically soaked with water ingress. The exterior brickwork was fixed prior to replastering but it...

Hi, just signed up and wondering if anyone here can help with this one… We live in a 1920s solid-walled house (red brick, cement rendered) that has a tendency towards dampness in the basement. Generally it’s all in check but we do get the odd issue here or there. When we moved in we had gas...

Hello, Please see attached image. Recently I've start to see damp/condensation in the corner of ground floor living room. It's around 100 yrs old house. Walls are brick walls. It doesn't seem to be anything obvious from outside though. Touching walls around damp area seem to be wet a bit...

I have an outbuilding which was a pair of single garages with a hallway between them. A previous owner has gone some way towards converting the building to living accommodation. Bricked up the garage doors, insulated the roof (mostly), plastered one garage out and 2 walls on the other, wired but...

I’m interested in a house in Scotland but home report flags several structural issues with many items in category 2. Should I offer on it? How much do you think renovations will cost to fix all the issues? I’m totally clueless about renovations. Below are some infor about the house: 1) Built in...

My wife and I have moved into a 60's fixer upper which has barely been touched in 30+ years. With the cold setting in, our porch is starting to develop a lot of condensation and damp (photos are from when we moved in). It's UPVC with no insulation and there's just a very thin stud wall with a...

Hi, I've just ripped out the kitchen in the house I moved in to a few months ago . Behind the units on the external wall there's mold, but only low level. Some of the skirting was also rotten, and the some of the units were moldy on the back boards (inside and outside the carcass) I know the...

Hi We are wanting to buy a property which just came back with a level 3 for damp in the home buyers report. The property is a Victorian terrace with solid floors. There was minor evidence of damp when we viewed but we thought it was just condensation and ventilation issues as the property is...

I have a 1900s terraced house. The front room is of suspended timber floor and the back room has a concrete floor. The floorboards in the front room constantly keep rotting as there is water under the subfloor void and the entire room smells of damp. If i dig a hole in the subfloor void (see...

Getting an outbuilding built at the moment, permitted development but constructing it to building regs. My builder did drywall and plaster followed by screed, but now I'm worried there's a hidden defect as the plaster has seemingly absorbed moisture from the screed. Should I be worried?

Will try to keep this as concise as possible... I'm buying a small victorian terrace (it's Grade II listed). It hasn't been particularly well cared for and has what appears to be significant damp problems in the ground floor front room. It is solid floor construction with no cellar so there...

Hi All! First time post but have been a long time reader of the forum. I bought my first property in 2020 which is a 1970's maisonette which includes a single garage which is one of the middle garages in a row of 4. Last winter and whenever there is heavy rainfall the garage becomes damp as...