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OK to Install Kitchen Units Against Damp Wall?
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I am in social housing (ground floor) and just starting having a kitchen refurb. The Units are supplied by Howdens, a contracter is doing the work. They seem very professional.
However, its taken some time for the refurb to happen, and meanwhile water from the sink has been going down the wall behind it. Probably for some time. I could see the sink cupboard was mouldy, the worksurface was soft.
See pics below. I can't see what the condition of the actual wall is behind the sink (its still plumbed in) but to the right of it, the entire wall seems to be damp (mould and darkened patches showing on the lower half of the wall).
Is it ok to install kitchen units against this damp? Are there any questions I can ask to see what they are going to do to prevent the new (expensive) units going mouldy like the old ones? I know there is some plastering going to be done as well (believe it or not a lot of the kitchen is bare concrete blocks, no plaster at all).
The block was build around 1970, obviously cheaply.
Just had a reply from the contractor, (they do seem quite good but I don't know about this kind of thing) they say the wall will be treated and plastered.
However, its taken some time for the refurb to happen, and meanwhile water from the sink has been going down the wall behind it. Probably for some time. I could see the sink cupboard was mouldy, the worksurface was soft.
See pics below. I can't see what the condition of the actual wall is behind the sink (its still plumbed in) but to the right of it, the entire wall seems to be damp (mould and darkened patches showing on the lower half of the wall).
Is it ok to install kitchen units against this damp? Are there any questions I can ask to see what they are going to do to prevent the new (expensive) units going mouldy like the old ones? I know there is some plastering going to be done as well (believe it or not a lot of the kitchen is bare concrete blocks, no plaster at all).
The block was build around 1970, obviously cheaply.
Just had a reply from the contractor, (they do seem quite good but I don't know about this kind of thing) they say the wall will be treated and plastered.
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