Damp

Newcomer1234

Thought I would give an update.
I had a guy round today from a company that does all sorts of building work from repairs through to extensions and new houses.
He looked. Asked questions. Listened. Tested all the walls not just the one with damaged plaster, without me asking too!
He says its not rising damp and that whilst a French drain might be a good idea if it was his house he wouldn't consider it urgent. Something on the agenda for when I have the drive re-surfaced.
Said it was almost certainly to do with the soil pipe and to get a plumber in.
He did make a few observations about things that I might consider having done, some of which were on my "when money is available" list already. And he suggested I put silicone round my meter box, which I can do myself.


Thanks for listening and replying. You made me step back outside of the problem and not jump into having treatment for rising damp which is almost certainly not going to be needed.

DaftyDuck

Keep his number on speed-dial. He sounds like a good builder to use next time!

G_M

Another rising damp myth. It really does not exist! Investigate the soil pipe etc further as this sounds much more plausible.