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my house has a cellar but its to the right of the property and directly above the cellar there is no damp in fact bone dry .......im thinking along the lime route what ive read going back to the old ways i guess ..just need to get on with it...im not going to be using any material that was used before !!
 
Hey mark , sorry for going off track a bit as you see we have different views some of us. Can you post pics of the outside walls and the surrounding areas and maybe as you were stripping the walls , the stone wall you originally had the problem with,I will give you my opinion once I have seen this, regards.
 
Thx
mark121 said:
my house has a cellar but its to the right of the property and directly above the cellar there is no damp in fact bone dry .......im thinking along the lime route what ive read going back to the old ways i guess ..just need to get on with it...im not going to be using any material that was used before !!
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not a bad way to go my friend , if it comes bk you know you have problem but do try to investigate first.
 
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where you see the 2nd chimney pot to the right of the actual main chimney , if you follow that straight down and a bit to the right (inside) thats where the damp is and also on the left ....from what i can see outside it looks fine ?
 
Where are you Mark I feel like coming round and sorting it for you to stop any more bickering on this thread?
 
Is the a chimney vented inside? Can you get a. Pic close up at the bottom of the rendering all along? Is there any drainage along the wall?
 
no drainage along wall ...chimney on inside has gone along with fire ...before my time..will post close up pics from outside ....and im in norfolk
 
No looking at it now , when it rain dos water collect on top of the wall were it meets the house? Is the little stack just brick and is all sound free from any lose debris?how much higher is the peice of grass along side ur house than ur internal floors ? Drainage could be another thing like Flynn said, dos the out side render have cracks in, looks like it needs doing tbh and am surprised you only have a little damp given the fact the main chimney is bare allowing the water to hit it and get behind the existing render , all these are factors you have to take into account. Can you supply a pic of be hind the garden wall? And a few close ups .we are getting to the problem now.
 
Looking again the land to the side of ur house is well higher than ur floor lvl inside ,I'd be pointing my finger at that aswell as your external works in this case I would say it's not rising damp.
Mark if I may bud you can't expect to have any problems if you don't maintain your property.
 
Easiest solution is to call a local plasterer out to have a look at it for you, guessing from pictures won't give you a 100% solution on what needs to be done.
If you want rock solid advice pay for an independent surveyor who can explore all the avenues and put it in to writing what needs doing.
 
just went trough the whole thread to see what the problem is, but one of you guys gave the right answer yesterday at 7:35.
 
The whole "debate "started when it was said the is no such thing as rising damp, I wasn't saying that is what it is! But yer Flynn did say it aswell as everyone else(y)
 
ok before i take any more diazepem and have a glass of whisky can we get to the point PLEASE.....bangs head on table ! forget the outside for the min please....say i hit the wall with a lime mixed render then a lime mixed plaster ?
 
mark121 said:
islam ??? shoot the fkn lot
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If that's the case...... gps told me to pass the info to you, cos he is not alowed to promote his club on public forums.

In your case you need drainage, French or whatever. Water travels much quicker trough stone walls do to the structure of it - stones areok, but the mortar and the gap between the stones are the perfect vehicle for h2o. Brick work on the other hand is diferent- bricks will soak as hell. Keeping that in mind you need lime, the best option for you, if your mortar is lime of course, or something similar to keep up with the nature of your wall. Gypsum, tanking etc malarkey is no no.
And by the way rising damp does exist, but for customers only! Welcome to the gps club!:D
 
mark121 said:
ok before i take any more diazepem and have a glass of whisky can we get to the point PLEASE.....bangs head on table ! forget the outside for the min please....say i hit the wall with a lime mixed render then a lime mixed plaster ?
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You need to find out the source first, before you continue. Most likely is that slop on the road
 
vfr12 said:
If that's the case...... gps told me to pass the info to you, cos he is not alowed to promote his club on public forums.

In your case you need drainage, French or whatever. Water travels much quicker trough stone walls do to the structure of it - stones areok, but the mortar and the gap between the stones are the perfect vehicle for h2o. Brick work on the other hand is diferent- bricks will soak as hell. Keeping that in mind you need lime, the best option for you, if your mortar is lime of course, or something similar to keep up with the nature of your wall. Gypsum, tanking etc malarkey is no no.
And by the way rising damp does exist, but for customers only! Welcome to the gps club!:D
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so as i have stone walls and what i presume would be a lime mix between ...what would be the next move as i have to get on...shall i go to the local company Anglia lime who specialise in these kind of walls all the time and once i have the gear just get a plasterer in to wack the gear on...ive got to get moving
 
The drainage is going to have to wait ill contact the council about the land and see what we can come up with ? what about putting vents in property as well ??
 
vfr12 said:
If that's the case...... gps told me to pass the info to you, cos he is not alowed to promote his club on public forums.

In your case you need drainage, French or whatever. Water travels much quicker trough stone walls do to the structure of it - stones areok, but the mortar and the gap between the stones are the perfect vehicle for h2o. Brick work on the other hand is diferent- bricks will soak as hell. Keeping that in mind you need lime, the best option for you, if your mortar is lime of course, or something similar to keep up with the nature of your wall. Gypsum, tanking etc malarkey is no no.
And by the way rising damp does exist, but for customers only! Welcome to the gps club!:D
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The next damp job I get were it is rising fuk you guys are gonna have it !!! In a nice way of corse ... but this may be some time off now the weather is changing unless Tuesday s job is rising!!! I agree with Vfr on most of his post ..
 
If you get no were with council mark just dig a trench down the side of you house maybe tank to stop any land drainage getting in. A bit of limestone maybe....
 
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