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damp walls close to skirting board
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.06 PM
Can anyone help? i have a bedroom wall which is causing the wall paper to peel off above the skirting board and the plaster underneath is damp to the touch? could this be a cavity wall issue. I have noticed that we have cavity wall insulation as the wall is external?
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ADR Property Maintenance
Rating: 5 out of 5
you need to find out where the water is getting in before you can cure the issue, bad pointing, roof line, leaking pipe, burst/cracked guttering can be some of the areas for water ingress.
good luck alex
Answered17 March 2014
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Anonymous user
Hello is this bedroom on the ground floor? If so this could be a simpler problem known as bridging. If the plaster of the wall is directly in contact with the floor it will cause damp to rise through capillary action. I'd suggest removing a section of skirting, there should be a gap of at least 50mm between floor and plasterwork all the way around. If not simply remove all skirting and hack it off with a hammer and bolster.
Regards
Answered18 March 2014
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