On 18 Dec 2006 07:50:17 -0800, wrote:

Maris wrote:

I have a similar damp problem here in the house I bought last
February. I knew about it but the price reflected it. Investigating
further I discovered that attempts had been made to damp proof the one
wall in question (from lots of holes drilled) but had clearly failed.
I had another go and the very expensive damp prooof liquid just
drained away between the mortar joints which had long turned to dust.
Most damp proof companies also rerender using damp proof render, which
is tantamount to an admission that the damp proofing exercise is a
waste of time and they are simply sealing in the damp. The only
problem is that the render is so dense that it encourages condensation
and so we are back to a damp problem!!!

Maris

If you want to solve it try
http://periodpropertyshop.co.uk/phpB...wforum.php?f=1


NT

Someone is going to pull us up for off-topic soon (well uk.legal,
anyway)!
Just found a very useful thread discussing the various plastering
options on www.ebuilding.co.uk, which seems to be a very useful
website. Anyway, the forum was:-
http://www.ebuild.co.uk/cgi-bin/foru...3414&page=6328

Maris