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Hi, and thanks in advance for any advice.
My fiancée and I are deciding whether or not to purchase a flat which is perfect except for a damp issue.
The flat comprises of the top two floors of this three-storey detached house. It was in fact originally a semi-detached house but the right-hand side property was damaged in the war and removed, hence the reason the party wall is now doing the job of the gable wall.
Internally there is clear evidence of damp in two places:
1. On the wall left of the chimney breast in the rear top floor bedroom (labelled Room 1 in the photos)
2. A tiny area in the top corner of the wall in the front top bedroom (labelled Room 2).
I have also attached a photo of the external wall, and labelled where I think the damp is coming through.
I would be very grateful if anybody can share some advice over how troubling this damp issue is, and how costly it may be to fix.
Many thanks,
Robert
My fiancée and I are deciding whether or not to purchase a flat which is perfect except for a damp issue.
The flat comprises of the top two floors of this three-storey detached house. It was in fact originally a semi-detached house but the right-hand side property was damaged in the war and removed, hence the reason the party wall is now doing the job of the gable wall.
Internally there is clear evidence of damp in two places:
1. On the wall left of the chimney breast in the rear top floor bedroom (labelled Room 1 in the photos)
![Room 1 damp.JPG Room 1 damp.JPG](https://cdn.diynot.com/data/attachments/209/209739-15a9a36a61d2cb6877f0f22dc8fa852a.jpg)
![Room 1 damp zoomed in (1).JPG Room 1 damp zoomed in (1).JPG](https://cdn.diynot.com/data/attachments/209/209740-cd57f598d0acf26c3e4d25415649e90a.jpg)
2. A tiny area in the top corner of the wall in the front top bedroom (labelled Room 2).
![Room 2 damp.JPG Room 2 damp.JPG](https://cdn.diynot.com/data/attachments/209/209742-021006f918fd2bd804750035efeb2438.jpg)
I have also attached a photo of the external wall, and labelled where I think the damp is coming through.
![External wall showing location of damp.jpg External wall showing location of damp.jpg](https://cdn.diynot.com/data/attachments/209/209738-64d50030f808b6f56c0e98245b6602fb.jpg)
I would be very grateful if anybody can share some advice over how troubling this damp issue is, and how costly it may be to fix.
Many thanks,
Robert