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TO IRISH-SPREAD 1. Once again you are wrong Steve. 2. Pre second world war has mainly slate dpc s. it's true that house settlement can cause the dpc to crack in places but it beggars belief that a few hairline cracks can cause large areas of wet walls that you call rising damp. 3. My house...

The continuing insistence on proof prevents short answers. This reply is not for Bubbles 65 FLYNNYMAN says I have read your links and ive also read a lot of other links and my conclusion is rising damp does not exist it is always something else. Here are a few things from the link which...

TO FLYNNYMAN CONCERNING W.C. ROOM LOL i forgot about this thread well what i did was remove the toilet :) Ive turned it into a cloak room and guess what no damp. This tells me there was nothing wrong with the plaster,dpc,vent,floor,ceiling,window and the paint. Steve tell me how rising damp...

Hi If flynnyman wants an answer or anyonelse wants to contact me outside this forum I have created a web address at [email protected] to continue steve

To Flynnyman Earlier you wrote Your english blah, blah .....l but stop bullshitting and show us some proof rising damp exists. And then, as above .... Journal of Building Appraisal - The rising damp tests of Camberwell Pier: Potential height of moisture rise in brickwork and the effectiveness...

The problem with Iris-spread is that he is used to airing his views in the pub, the cafe and on-site or wherever he holds court without being subject to dissenting views. Out in the wider world of the internet he is surprised that someone disputes his assertions. To be challenged and to be...

Only for the dedicated seekers of the truth. Look up up the following for a detailed description of rising damp, the problems in describing it, that it exists and that chemical injection has been demonstrated to reduce or stop it. luv steve Scientific ReviewJournal of Building Appraisal (2010)...

to irish-spread I answer your post only because of the inaccuracies within it. You say: Stephen Boniface, former chairman of the RICS has stated that rising damp is a myth. Stephen Boniface has never been chairman of the RICS as you assert. His experience is listed in the biography below. His...

Flynnyman says im gonna have to re-read this coz it was a lot of bullshit to take in in one go, . OK ////////////////////// you never mention condensation . To mention condensation would be to digress from the topic but since you ask I mention it below. ///////////////////////////// you did...

To Irishspread Sounds like you may work for/as a "rising dampness" company. /////////////////// Dampness will "rise" up through some plasters, eg bonding, browning etc. . This demonstrates rising damp thus it exists which is what this debate is about //////////////////////// it does not...

Flynnyman Sorry mate more bullshit. Regarding proof that rising damp exists. Damp is wetness or moisture generally of an undesirable nature, it must be because this is it says in an on-line dictionary. Rising we are familiar with as something which starts at a lower level and goes upwards in...

Hello Irish. Of Hobgoblins I know nothing. Your point about moisture meters or conductivity meters is one of language. When used in respect of dampness they are commonly referred to as moisture meters since that is their role. They are not calibrated for anything other than timber ( usually)...

Originally Posted by sliemasteve QUOTE Every case of "rising damp" I have ever done iis NOT rising damp and I've been doing damp jobs for nearly 30 years. My dads been a plasterer for 50+ years and he agrees. How do you know? Does rising dampness exist? If it does not why do we have damp proof...

Hi. Small Claims Court if there is one nearby go along and ask about interest otherwise do a search on Google. In court simply telling the truth provides an air of credibility whereas the wrong doer is often reduced to lying in such a way that they ar not believed. Importantly a decision is...

damp proofing rip off QUOTE Every case of "rising damp" I have ever done iis NOT rising damp and I've been doing damp jobs for nearly 30 years. My dads been a plasterer for 50+ years and he agrees. How do you know? Does rising dampness exist? If it does not why do we have damp proof...