Damp in old house

jamielittlechild2019

Thanks @Doozergirl I definitely won't be going down that route. 

Thanks @daveyjp I will certainly be respecting it's age and not going overboard with the modern aspect causing it to become worse than it is.

Thanks @Phil4432 that's assuring and tbh the guttering and drainpipes need replacing. Above street level too and apparently excellent percentage rate for none floods.

jamielittlechild2019

Thanks for all the good advice everyone I really appreciate it. Sounds like finding the route cause is best action and fixing it.

ChasingtheWelshdream

I am certainly no expert, but I can definitely echo the others saying find the cause of the damp and treat the old building with respect.

Our house had a ‘guaranteed’ chemical dpc installed by a previous owner. It’s not worth the paper it’s written on.

What should have been done is: leaking gutters fixed; split down pipes replaced; cement mortar replaced with lime; plastic paint removed; trickle vents added to the replacement windows, cement screed and lino removed from the quarry tiled floor; chimneys ventilated; leaking bath fixed and the concrete path removed that is far too high.

Guess what we have slowly been doing…. Just the concrete path to go next year. ;-) 

Quite why they spent £££ on a dpc that did nothing i’ll never know.

jamielittlechild2019

Thanks @ChasingtheWelshdream for the advice, really helps with my worries. Glad you've only got the path to do  

Grenage

ChasingtheWelshdream said:

Quite why they spent £££ on a dpc that did nothing i’ll never know.

People love easy answers, even if they're nonsense.

FreeBear

Grenage said:

ChasingtheWelshdream said:

Quite why they spent £££ on a dpc that did nothing i’ll never know.

People love easy answers, even if they're nonsense.

The salesmen also spout pseudo-science and quackery to sucker the unsuspecting homeowner in. Coupled with the inappropriate use of a damp meter, they get to reel the sucker in.