Read our guide to find out how to treat issues with rising damp and whether you need to call in a professional to deal with it.
Damp on second floor wall.
Damp proofing problems on outside.
Wall paper lifts and stains appear on the walls.
Spray foam is a 100 water blown material and expands quickly up to 100 times its original volume and size.
The thermal conductivity of your wall decreases vastly with dampness.
Damp coming up through concrete floor.
Rising damp may cause damp proofing problems on inside walls which will likely include 1.
A white powder like substance on the wall left by soluble salts dissolved in the water tide marks rising up the wall if the problem is coming up from the floor you may notice floor coverings lifting up.
These membranes are often laid as part of a basement waterproofing specification but they are equally successful on damp concrete floors above ground.
It s an external wall but no pipes anywhere near i e.
Admylin thu 25 nov 10 08 53 13.
My house was built 1950.
Plaster flakes away feels soft spongy and bubbles and white powder or crystals appear.
Uneven timber upper floor due to masonry walls and sagging floor joists.
The second option is to use a damp proofing membrane on top of the existing concrete surface.
The damp is worst at skrting board level and seems to seep up with smaller patches up to a 80cm higher up.
The second option is to lay a thin but tough structural waterproofing membrane on top of the existing concrete surface.
Cause of damp wall on 2nd floor 4 posts add message report.
Our bedroom is on the 2nd floor we moved in here in august and painted everything.
A damp patch appeared on the wall in the first floor bedroom.
Paint not adhering to the wall.
This is more than often an easier and quicker option than using a damp proof coating.
Hack off all old plaster to at least 300mm clear of all signs of damp or salt and at least 1 metre above ground floor level use a meter to test the walls and remove plaster at least 300mm above the highest level that readings can be obtained.
Must be from outside.
This is due to the fact the membrane can be applied onto the damp surfaces so there is little surface preparation that needs to be made.
Now a small damp spot of a light brownish colour is showing in one corner half way up the wall.
Hi there several of the internal walls at first floor level are masonry walls supported by the timber floor not sure if there.