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Rising damp in Yorkshire’s post war housing is often caused by construction defects and… rationing!

22 Jan 12 by

Quite a statement and one I may get taken up on. However, I find that in the majority of cases, where these relatively new houses have rising damp, there’s nothing wrong with the original DPC. In saying that I do sometimes recommend installation of a new one, depending on the circumstance. Here’s why.  Bridging built […]

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