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Anyone know of any good diy forum? I've got a wall with an unusual damp problem and am having trouble getting some good advise.
Any recomendations appreciated!!
what's your problem I'm sure you might get some sensible [u]advice[/u] on here.
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/index.htm
Copy and paste above site, you should find something on there or else a link!
Cheers guys,
I had a chemical dpc put in a bout 4years back. Some plaster has been pushed off the wall and the guys who did the work insist its caused by excesively high salt content in the brick work, not damp. Hence they're saying its not their problem.
Aldi are selling a cheap damp tester at the moment so you can check for yourself.
Cheers rockhopper, I think the problem is the damp meters will detect the 'salts' as damp. Cheers though may get it all the same.
cheap damp tester
There's usually a reason they're cheap...a "proper one" should cost around £250 - £300
Some plaster has been pushed off the wall and the guys who did the work insist its caused by excessively high salt content in the brick work,
Hmmmm bit of bull$h1te there I think, of course they are going to blame everything else apart from their product. Without seeing it or know what product they used its hard to tell. I would get some professional advice from another company (usually free).
^ what bruneep said.
And why do we bother with chemical DPC's in old buildings? My house is 120 years old, not a patch of damp anywhere. Then 3 years ago when we buy it the mortgage company insist on a DPC - less than a year later we have two patches of damp, one on an internal wall as the damp that used to be in the base of the outside wall that evaporated every summer is now 'forced' inwards due to the DPC blocking its movement...
[url= http://www.diynot.com/forums/ ]DIYnot Forum[/url]
Nowhere near as busy as STW, but some good advice (and arguments) on there
Dave