Rising damp - how bad

Rambosmum

Just got our survey back on a potential purchase. Many things we expected (and had budgeted for) came up but so did rising damp "to most of the ground floor living area" the report went on the say that the damp proof course had clearly failed in places and remedial work which had been undertaken had also now failed. It further stated that from the flex in the floor boards, he could surmise that some of he floor joists were rotten from the rising damp.

I understand that to treat we'd need to remove the plaster up to 1m, replace the damp proof course and it it dry out, and then re-plaster.

The house needs rewiring and redecorating anyway so I expect a lot of hassle from that - will the rising damp be much more trouble/ cost?

We will be trying to renegotiate but not sure if it is just too much trouble with a young child in tow.

Cakeguts

If there is flex in the floor boards you would also have to take up the floors and replace the joists and the floor boards as well as sorting out what is causing the damp. Can you live in a house with no floors down stairs?

Leo2020

Was this just a home buyers survey or a proper damp survey?

Our home buyers survey said we had damp all through the downstairs which surprised us as there was no sign of this when we looked at the property.

We had a specialist damp survey done and they found absolutely no damp whatsoever. Get a proper damp survey done.

We have lived here over 2 years and no damp.