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Damp Proofing

rising damp in a very old building Victorian house

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.08 PM

hi i have bought detached house that converted to two flats about 2 years ago the building it self showing sign of rising dump i have drilled out side the walls all around the house, and inject the cream into the walls my main problem is down stairs in the shower room were i have injected inside and out side the wall put completely new sand and cement into the walls after we strip it to brisks and yet still after 4 weeks i have patches in the wall that not dried and still dump what do i do i cant put tills and put back the shower until it completely dry and its not. there is no pips only in the floor (when we strip the wall we did not see any pips on those particularly patches this is second time i had to take out tills and shower what do i need to do ) please help me

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ADR Property Maintenance

Rating: 5 out of 5
Boston
as it is an old building Iam presuming it is solid brick no cavity, this type of building suffers from damp usually due to incorrect materials used for repairs, injected damp proof courses very seldom work on this type of property. without looking at the property it is impossible to say it the damage already done can be rectified. your best bet is find a tradesman who repairs older property and is capable of using and understanding N.H.L. MORTARS/PLASTERS. GOOD LUCK ALEX
Answered15 November 2014
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