Can anyone tell me if this looks like rising damp or penetrating damp? I am going to get a damp survey but would like other opinions first from the people who haven’t got something to sell!
Like to explain how a water table can be pressured?below the pressured water table
The damp is bridging the dpc via the render and possibly the path especially as the rain flows against it. Even if the cause is sorted you will have damp readings for some time to come.I’m not sure whether it is cavity or solid I will check. The paving is definitely not sloping away from the building as it is an enclosed path that comes down steps so any water or rain will have nowhere to go. The houses are all built in rows down a steep hill so the rain will run off the gardens above. The building is L shaped where the dining room and kitchen are and there is a wall on the other side opposite the kitchen. I can’t see a damp course because of the render but feel sure the path is higher than the kitchen as you have to step down maybe four inches into the kitchen. I will look at the drains and the guttering as you suggested. Thank you.
It's normally always better to carry out repairs before selling, as the costs will be less than losses from a reduced sale or the inevitable buyer late negotiation or withdrawal.the property was purchased about 12 years ago by my sons then girlfriend, they married and lived there for ten years, she left he is sole carer for two children and now needs another bedroom so wants to sell the property. He has to decide whether to sell at a loss or get repairs done but that will depend on the multitude of possible problems. We are trying to help to identify those problems and costing for the repairs. would a damp surveyor be best or a general builder?
There is a difference in making things presentable, and deliberately covering up major defects with the intention to mislead.Lots of people make their houses presentable then flog them.
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