DIYbanter - View Single Post - Damp treatment for *severe* penetrating damp

wrote:
Richard Conway wrote:

Would placing a dehumidifier in the room help with the drying out from
the inside?

if the interior is damp, then yes, it would reduce RH and thus speed
drying. If its not, because its just a small damp patch, then not
really.

Thats interesting - never occurred to me to use a dehumidifier. The
interior is not particularly damp, IIRC, so may not make a difference.

All sounds a bit complicated to me. Sort the downpipe out and you may
not need to do anything else.