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Damp problems in the house I am buying
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Damp in a celler is only a problem if the cellar is going to be living space.
Are you actually buying this property because of the extra room the cellar provides?
edit: thanks to the mods for removing abusive language in earlier post!
Damp is going to be a problem in a cellar if it is used for any purpose where you don't want things to get damp, or rot.
And then there is always the chance of rising damp.0 -
Great place to kkep wine, damp or otherwise. Hence the term "wine cellar'!Jamie_Carter wrote: »Damp is going to be a problem in a cellar if it is used for any purpose where you don't want things to get damp, or rot.
And then there is always the chance of rising damp.
Rising damp is only a problem if there is a defective dpc.
Which applies to any property, cellar or not..0 -
Cellars are generally damp. They're below the damp-proof course.Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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As has already been said cellars are generally damp, and as you probably aren't going to live down there this isn't likely to be a problem. As already said get several quotes for sorting out DPC (if it needs doing).
The useful stuff you should be asking is whether the cellar floods, this isn't always just water, quite a lot of cellars flood from sewers, which is obviously very unpleasant.0 -
Damp in a celler is only a problem if the cellar is going to be living space.
Are you actually buying this property because of the extra room the cellar provides?
edit: thanks to the mods for removing abusive language in earlier post!
Blimey if you think the word tit is abusive language you need to get out more GM. Either that or google the word!
Hey fill your boots you can report this post as well now!!0 -
Great place to kkep wine, damp or otherwise. Hence the term "wine cellar'!
Rising damp is only a problem if there is a defective dpc.
Which applies to any property, cellar or not..
I'm no wine expert on wine. But from what I understand humidity has to be right to store wine. I don't know why when it is sealed in bottles.0 -
Maybe the corks?Jamie_Carter wrote: »I'm no wine expert on wine. But from what I understand humidity has to be right to store wine. I don't know why when it is sealed in bottles.0
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