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Building survey found rising damp in victorian property - expensive?
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PrincessJR wrote: »Agreed. I read something recently about damp, saying that in America there is no such thing! even in some of their older buildings (New York, Chicago etc) they've never heard of having damp proof coursing. Buildings are just allowed to breathe. I think it's a bit of a British gimmick to a large extent and as the work done in the lounge in 2011 shows...it doesn't always solve the problem!
I'm now more inclined to look at getting the membrane on the floor sorted before going the whole hog and having the render and plaster removed.
There are plenty of resources about damp written by experts and their advice varies so widely! I think I would have had a membrane in our old house if the damn floor wasn't bowl shaped! It hadn't caused rot or damage it was just reading as damp when it was tested. I wasn't there when they dug out the concrete floor but they said it came out easy and didn't drag anything with it. And the dragging anything with it alway played on my mind...dragging what with it? Drains? Mains?Wires? Bodies? Reading your issues is bringing back some interesting memories!0 -
There are plenty of resources about damp written by experts and their advice varies so widely! I think I would have had a membrane in our old house if the damn floor wasn't bowl shaped! It hadn't caused rot or damage it was just reading as damp when it was tested. I wasn't there when they dug out the concrete floor but they said it came out easy and didn't drag anything with it. And the dragging anything with it alway played on my mind...dragging what with it? Drains? Mains?Wires? Bodies? Reading your issues is bringing back some interesting memories!
oh dear yes dragging what! :rotfl:
When I read our building survey I had already braced myself for a bit of a disturbing read as surveyors tend to cover themselves (for example he has given an estimate of £8k to get the whole roof related in local slate etc etc) which is unnecessary in my opinion.
The damp also is looking like he's over egged the situation.
It looks like our main concern ned to be the support issue (possible need for a replacement RSJ).
Onwards!0
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