These include - tide marks on your interior or exterior walls, salts coming through your plasterwork or brickwork, wallpaper coming away from your interior walls and even a change in the overall air quality. More information Penetrating Damp Penetrating damp is caused by water leaking through ...
could it be coming from the roof ? ? ? plasterboard flooring ? ? ?,,, never heard of such a thing in my life,,, are you sure its not plywood ? ? ? the brick walls should've had 'weeps' on the lower courses,,, as you describe the problem, i'd guess its the bric...
Brickwork is crumbling and there are small cracks. There are mould stains and salt crystals present, as damp dissolves the salts out of mineral building materials. There are floor puddles in the room. Mould formation is visible as black, brown, reddish or yellow stains. Use a thermo detector...
This type of decay may be seen in porous brickwork or masonry. When there has been a long-term problem with moisture penetration, evaporation at the edge of the damp area leads to a distinctive 'tide mark' as a result of salt deposition. Where this occurs at the base of a wall, the ...
Concrete against a house wall very often raises the level above the original DPC, which allows water to climb up the plaster or render (clean bare brickwork is very resistant to damp). If it slopes towards the house, water will run onto the wall. ...