Check your exterior masonry for peeling paint, cracked render and any other damage. If you spot any problems you may need to repoint using a suitable render. A masonry protection cream such as Stormdry can help prevent rain penetration. Check around fireplaces for damp. High levels of salts from burning fuel can make fireplaces particularly vulnerable to damp.
Look outside as well as inside if you have issues with damp. If vegetation is growing around — or into — your brickwork, or the level of soil has become higher than the level of your damp proof course, it can cause bridging which can lead to damp. Dig away soil that butts up against your exterior walls. Ventilation is an essential part of dealing with damp. Check the ceiling area around your chimney breast. If there are signs of damp, it could indicate cracked or loose flashing between the chimney stack and the roof.
Then go inside, make a nice cup of tea, and check the internal walls to see whether the vulnerability is leading to water ingress. If you do, our damp-proofing costs page will give you an idea of how much you need to spend.
Penetrating damp is caused by water leaking through walls. This type of damp may expand across your walls or ceiling, but this will move horizontally, rather than by travelling up walls as is the case with rising damp. Penetrating damp is usually caused by structural problems in a building, such as faulty guttering or roofing, or cracks in the walls, which let water in when walls or roofs are soaked with water during heavy rainfall.
It can also be caused by internal leaks, such as leaky pipes underneath the sink or bath. Now you know more about penetrating damp, visit damp-proofing costs to find out about repairs. Find out what type of damp is affecting your home so that you can eradicate the problem without spending more than you need to. AS Adam Snook. Dealing with damp What kind of damp is affecting my home?
How to get rid of damp How to stop condensation How much does it cost to repair damp? Drimaster Heat: first look review. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by email. To get rid of rising damp will mean having a damp proof course installed or another of form damp proofing applied into the walls. Condensation is one of the main causes of damp problems across the UK. The reason why moisture builds up is through people carrying out daily activities in the property.
With double glazing and increased heating in properties, there is less chance for warm air to escape. There are measures you can carry out by yourself to improve the ventilation in the property. Simple adjustments such as opening windows when you are having a shower or turning the extractor fan on when cooking will help greatly to reduce the chances of condensation occurring in the property. Sorting out the damp problem as earlier as possible is essential to stopping it from getting a whole lot worse.
If you leave damp untreated, the problem will not go away by itself. It is important to understand that before any cosmetic damage can be fixed, the source of damp must be sorted out first. The first action you must take if you have a severe damp problem in your property is to book a damp survey to identify the true nature of the problem.
Once your survey is booked then one of our qualified surveyors will visit your home and diagnose the causes of the damp problems — be it rising damp, penetrating damp problems or condensation.
The surveyor will then provide a report detailing the best course of action to take. This can be from our range of damp treatments from the installation of a damp proof course DPC to providing condensation control services. Treatments from Timberwise will ensure that your property is kept damp free for now and the foreseeable future.
To request a damp survey for any of your damp problems, please fill out a property survey from the link below or call our team on Specialist Property Care and Preservation. For a Quote or Free Advice call us on Electro Osmotic System. What is Damp? Damp refers to the presence of moisture, water and condensation being present within a property. Request a survey online Signs of Damp Problems at your property? Request a survey online today Want to get rid of your damp problem?
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Damp walls can damage fixtures and fittings in your proerty, leave unsightly marks on paint and wallpaper and cause structural damage to timber and masonary. Damp problems that are not treated have the potential to cause more serious conditions such as wet rot and dry rot in the future. To speak to a damp specialist, contact Wise Property Care on 65 22 or complete our contact form and we will organise for our local damp team to contact you.
You can also continue to read this page for help and advice on identifying and treating damp on interior walls. To help you identify the different kinds of damp that can occur within properties and the damp treatments that are available, we have compiled a handy list below:.
Rising damp is a well known but relatively rare cause of damp problems. If rising damp is the root of your damp problem, you will spot signs such as tide marks up to a meter from the ground floor of your property, white salt marks and walls that will be damp to touch. For more information follow the link to our rising damp page. Condensation is the most common cause of damp and often the most simple to treat.
The most common signs of condensation are excess moisture on and around your windows and black mould growing on walls and ceilings. Almost all condensation problems can be rectified by improving ventilation. This may involve simple lifestyle changes, repair to aribracks and vents or in the wrost cases the professional installation of a positive input ventilation system.
For more information follow the link to our condensation page. Penetrating damp is often caused by building maintanence issues such as leaks, cracks, faulty roofing and overflowing drains.
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