wierd stuff going on in my council house any advice?

cg1982

apparently its rising damp had the inspector out today
also my boiler may be to upto date for the house if that makes sense

andrew-b

Glad to hear you've managed to move things forward a bit. Did they comment on the cause of the rising damp? I'm still guessing it's related to that brickwork on the outside corner of the bedroom - perhaps a breach of damp proof course. Have they said what they are going to do about it and when?

What was said about the bathroom ceiling though as it seems to be a seperate issue now?

Hopefully they will start moving a bit quicker now on getting this sorted.

Andy

cg1982

andrew-b wrote: »

Glad to hear you've managed to move things forward a bit. Did they comment on the cause of the rising damp? I'm still guessing it's related to that brickwork on the outside corner of the bedroom - perhaps a breach of damp proof course. Have they said what they are going to do about it and when?

What was said about the bathroom ceiling though as it seems to be a seperate issue now?

Hopefully they will start moving a bit quicker now on getting this sorted.

Andy

they have put it as an emergancy case not sure when though yes the bathroom is to do with unbalanced heating in the house and thats couse house and boiler dont kinda go together will keep you all informed thanks for all your help

capita_guy

Is all your damp problems on the ground floor? I cannot see how damp near a ceiling unless it is in a basement can be rising damp. I work in Social Housing and suggest you contact Enviromental Health ASAP.

cg1982

yes all on ground floor celling im not sure not even going to touch it lol im staying clear i have contacted them i had to go through the council there coming wednsday

TomsMom

cg1982 wrote: »

apparently its rising damp had the inspector out today
also my boiler may be to upto date for the house if that makes sense

OH says doesn't rising damp only go up as far as 3'?? And what about on the ceiling and top of the walls?

cg1982

thats a totally different thing my boiler is to updated for my house and its causing big time condensation.


im not sure what you mean about 3s?

TomsMom

cg1982 wrote: »

thats a totally different thing my boiler is to updated for my house and its causing big time condensation.

Oh OK, must have got a bit lost somewhere along the line - senior moment!

im not sure what you mean about 3s?

My OH says that rising damp only rises to about 3' - i.e. 3 feet high.

In a previous property we had to have a damp course injected, the plaster was hacked off to a height of about 3 feet.

Found this:

What causes rising damp:

Remember, there are many other causes of damp, salt or discoloration, so check those first – see our Project – Damp: Diagnosing and Analysing.

Any masonry structure, unprotected by a properly installed damp proof course, is susceptible to natural rising damp. Moisture will rise by capillary action (a suction phenomenon arising at the boundary between moisture and a small tube, crack or other tiny, enclosed passageway known as a capillary) through the pores of the masonry, seeking a means of evaporation. The moisture will continue to rise until it reaches a height where, unless no evaporation is possible, gravity takes over and pulls it down again. This height is seldom more than 1.20m, although deposits of ‘salts’ may be found higher in the wall, often driven there by the use of non-breathing plasters, renders, ‘tanking’, paints or vinyl wall papers.

1.20m is approximately 4 feet.

Does your damp and mould go higher than 3 or 4 feet? Was just thinking that if it did that would be unusual for rising damp.

Wickedkitten

http://www.askjeff.co.uk/rising_damp.html

brig001

Almost impossible for a DIYer to check, but could this be gases escaping from the boiler flue into the cavity wall? I suppose you could turn the heating off for a few hours and let the house cool down, then put the heating on and look for steam in the loft. You might need the heating on for a while to see this, hence let the house get cool first. Any boiler men got any thoughts on this?