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Carpets, Lino & Flooring

Patches of dampness in living room laminate flooring

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.04 PM

I've recently had a survey completed on an old terrace house (circa 1900) that I'm considering purchasing. The surveyor found problems with rising damp in the walls, but also a damp level of 22% was found in the front section of the living room laminate flooring, with the remaining areas having acceptable dampness levels in the range of 8 - 12%, suggesting the problem is localised. Does anyone know what the most likely cause might be for this localised area of dampness in laminate flooring? Many thanks in advance!

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Anonymous user

It is very likely that the damp will be from an external source or radiator leak. It may be that there are breather vents on the exerior of the property, low to the ground. This is because it is most probably a suspended wooden floor in that type of property. There can be issues if these vents block and debris starts to gather around them, as it soaks up damp, also look for damage to the lower outer areas of the property. Another possibility is there is no damp course or the gap between the damp course and the ground is not enough. It should be two courses of bricks minimum. Rising damp in the walls would point to the same causes, as the damp will migrate to section of flooring running along it. Basically, fix the rising damp and the localized damp issue will be remedied too.
Answered25 February 2017
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