You should make sure that all signs of damp have gone before you redecorate your walls. If you want to paint your walls with a water-permeable emulsion paint, you can usually do this after 1 or 2 months. For other types of decoration you should wait longer.
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Signs of rising damp tend to be close to the ground, usually no higher than a metre. It usually works its way up walls in horizontal lines. Penetrating damp usually develops in patches and can often be much higher up. For more advice, speak to a damp proofing professional.
Damp is a serious problem, particularly if you live in an old property, because it can lead to structural damage. This will cost you big money and could be very dangerous, to yourself and the property. Take damp seriously and get it inspected and resolved as soon as you discover it!
There are a few visible signs of damp, although it often goes undetected. However, in older or empty properties, this made become detectable through its smell. These include peeling paint and wallpaper, crumbling plaster, mould growth, black spots or spores on walls and ceilings, and rotting skirting boards and flooring.
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Leicester - LE7
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i've been in the house 3 years and i suspect when i viewed the property, a treatment/anti-damp paint was applied to disguise the problem. after moving in, a small section of damp appeared in a small a...
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Damp walls, visible damp patches on door and walls.hole in wall in utility plus upstairs around windows.
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Im looking for a quote on some Rising Damp and Rear Rendered Surfaces work please. Ideally looking for a full timber and damp report to show the cause and remedial works required, along with an est...
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Londonderry - BT47
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Malvern - WR14
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Quote required for tanking of a small cellar and recommendations for damp proofing of outside brick building. Only available for quotation during week of 11-17 May as I have not yet moved into the ho...
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minimum 5 meters of DPC required on outside wall.
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Edinburgh - EH10
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I am looking for a quote to have a pre-purchase damp survey carried out in a ground floor one-bed flat with signs of damp and mould (2 on the home report). The closing date *** May, so hoping you can ...
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Eastbourne - BN22
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There is black/green mould in two of the bedrooms of my property - ceiling, walls, wardrobe, mattress, some clothing. There is a little mould by the window in the living room and kitchen and bathroom ...
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Ilminster - TA19
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rising damp need to fill walls are you the property owner: owner of the property how many rooms do you need damp proofing: 3-4 rooms property type: terrace please call to appoint
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Wellington - TA21
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Prevent mould at walls-ceiling junction upstairs
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