Damp all around skirting boards

afclegend

Hi all,

I have just moved into a new house, no-one has stayed here for at least 3 months, one of the rooms downstair bedroom the heating has not been on at all during this time the thermostat was turned off.

Just last night (after the thermostat being turned on for first time in this room on Sunday) I have noticed that there is a damp patch which goes all the way above the skirting boards approx 1 inch high, there is also some moisture developing at the bottom and around the flooring which is laminate.

Question is could this just be due to the heating just being turned on and excessive condensation is being developed? Would opening the window with the heating on help?

Any advice would be great

Thanks,

ankspon

It could also be rising damp,get a surveyor in before it costs you a fortune

afclegend

Yeah i had that in back of mind also,

cheers m8

paddy.maguire

Forget about rising damp, it will simply be due to the property being unheated and unventilated for the last three months. Get the heating on for a while and then get the windows open once the heatings off. Rising damp diagnosis is the biggest con out there. Vast majority of damp problems are due to people not opening the windows, leaving the bathroom door open while having showers and people drying clothes inside

afclegend

I'll give that a go tonight as the heating has been on in the room full blast for past days now so probably time to open the window

cheers

PatsyMcM

This will go away after the homes been heated a while. The warm air is condensating on the cold surfaces.

Running fans in the mean time to circulate the air will help a lot.

ormus

if anyone mentions rising damp to you. 99.9% of the time, run away from them as fast as you can.

ariba10

Have a read of this

http://www.harfordsonline.com/downloads/condensation%20info.pdf