Duncan Lees wrote in message
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stuart noble wrote:
I've come to the same opinion as well. Since the problem affects the
whole of that side of the house, uniformly from the floor downstairs to
the ceiling upstairs, it can't be primarily caused by damp.


I wouldn't bank on it.

Wrong weather for making these judgments. Take another look when we've
had a
good downpour. Water can come through the wall at any height.

Don't say that, I've just had my offer on the house excepted! Hopefully
the house survey will tell me for sure what's wrong with the wall.

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.