stuart noble wrote:
I wouldn't bank on that either. It's mainly surveyors and building societies
that have created the myth that all damp is rising. As I said, go and see
the house the day after heavy rainfall. Look upstairs where the plaster is
powdery. Normally you can feel it just by putting the palm of your hand flat
on the wall. Anything facing south south/west is usually more vulnerable.

The prize goes to Stuart. Just got the survey back, and they reckon that
the render on the outside of the wall is porous, and the wall is
uniformly damp. So no obvious staining, but damp all the same. The whole
side of the house needs rerendering and replastering Bugger. Time to
get some expensice quotes from some builders and try to haggle on the
house price...

Chears,
-Duncan