Rising damp, penetrating damp or salt contamination? Why is that wall damp? A month of so back I had the great pleasure of Graham Coleman’s company for two days here in Yorkshire. Regular visitors will know Graham, from past posts which he either contributed or featured in. For those that don’t know Graham, he […]
Penetrating damp solved with modular cavity trays
18 Dec 12 by
Rainwater pouring into a 1970’s apartment in Leeds…. I thought I’d just post a quick one about the use of these handy modular trays. I specified them on a site in Leeds, where tenants of a block of apartments had real problems with rainwater penetrating over window and door heads. The problem was inherent […]
Advanced Damp diagnosis – gravimetric testing
25 Nov 12 by
Is it Rising Damp or just a plastering problem? Most damp problems can be diagnosed with a good pair of eyes and some experience. However, sometimes problems can be more complex and even the most experienced need more information. One such situation is a rising damp profile or visible rising damp tide mark, where there […]
Damp-proofing and Damp diagnosis – electrical moisture meters are so useful.
13 Oct 12 by
Electrical Moisture meters get stick from some. Lots of meter readings are used to justify remedial damp proofing which has been shown to be unnecessary. The humble damp meter has taken he blame, rather like knives are blamed for stabbings, in my view. I couldn’t do my job properly without my meter and here’s an […]
Membranes for damp control… the good, the bad and the rotten.
23 Sep 12 by
What has damp-proofing using membranes got to do with Dry Rot? Read on… This article is about the use of vertical damp-proof membranes in buildings as a way of controlling damp. DPM’s have been used for years under floors and such, but recently they have really taken off for use above ground, just to stop […]