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Damp issues
ra08001
Posts: 4 Newbie
We are in the process of buying our first house. The survey showed a lot of damp on the party wall, which was subsequently linked to an issue with the chimney capping, and some guttering problems. A damp surveyor has quoted around £3k to replace the plaster and inject the relevant damp proof coursing. A builder we had in to quote for some other works was mortified at this, and insisted that once the chimney was properly sealed and the guttering sorted, any necessary remedial works could be done for a lot less. There is no rising damp obviously present. Do we need to spend the money on the damp surveyor?
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I would follow the builders advice.0
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The builder is right.
This absolutely displays what an utter con the 'damp proofing' industry is.
If the water is coming from above, why are they recommending a "remedy" that is supposed to stop coming from below? It defies all logic.
This makes me so angry!!Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Doozergirl wrote: »If the water is coming from above, why are they recommending a "remedy" that is supposed to stop coming from below? It defies all logic.
I think the question has been answered several times before. The "remedy" just seals the damp in the wall where it will lurk for the next 5 to 10 years. It will reappear, the "experts" called in again, and they get to flog another £3-5K of "cures". At the end of the day, these "treatments" do long term damage to most properties, and fail to address the root cause of the problem.
Fix the problem at source as per the advice of the builder. Job done, and you have saved yourself £3K in to the bargain (or you could buy Doozergirl a bottle of DRC wine
) Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
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