On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 05:55:49 -0000, "JustMe"
wrote:


Unfortunately, the work was carried out without proper consideration for
damp (it wasn't tanked) and the plaster in the main room and corridor areas,
plus the woodwork in the kitchen are showing indications of the presence of
damp (mould appearing from ground to about 50 cms up). And there's a
persistent dank smell.

Are you absolutely sure this is coming from outside and isn't
condensation? The idea of putting a kitchen and bathroom (shower?)
in a cellar with un insulated walls isn't exactly the brightest idea
of the century. What is the ventilation in the basement?

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/