Rendering issues

Rendering is normally the reason walls are damp, the rendering, if down to floor level actually retains the moisture in the walls and stops it from evaporation. This is especially true if the paint used on the render is waterproof paint. When I had a similar problem in my old home I was told to make sure there was at least a foot clear and above the damp proof course where the bricks or blocks were free to breathe. Find a decent building surveyor who can test the walls for you and give you some options. Cavity insulation or injected damp proof courses are not the way to resolve the situation.

Posted By: John in Texas on May 28th 2014 at 19:18:57

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Anyone off of wrath know about walls and things? (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:25:36
- Rendering issues (General Chat) - John in Texas, May 28, 19:18:57
- When the chap put my BT line, he used the brill line "I'm going to need a bigger drill"... (General Chat) - DrDublin, May 28, 18:59:04
  - I used to work in a converted C19th infantry barracks. The walls were two feet thick, (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 28, 19:12:09
- Possibly needs re-rendering? (General Chat) - LowestoftBoy, May 28, 18:48:40
- Loads about things nothing about walls (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 28, 18:46:01
  - yet to see any evidence of that (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:46:24
    - I hope your walls collapse (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 28, 18:47:50
      - I hope your new lover leaves you (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:52:59
        
        he will, they all do (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 28, 20:10:57
        
        True dat (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 28, 20:19:58
        
        No need to be mean (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, May 28, 18:53:25
- Contact your building insurance company (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, May 28, 18:44:24
- Two things I would do (General Chat) - norway, May 28, 18:44:13
  - it's a bit of a bugger as would rather not pay ?6k needlessly (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:47:06
    - What are they suggesting you do ? Knock off old and re render or damp proof (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, May 28, 18:50:01
      - The bloke came around for 2 hours (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:56:15
        
        You don't tend to get damp through the walls it tends to come up past the damp course - (General Chat) - Men without hats, May 28, 19:20:21
        
        ok thanks, will get a builder to have a look I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 19:21:20
        
        you can't just drop 'damp penetration' in a sentence like that, like its nothing (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, May 28, 18:58:05
        
        to clarify (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 19:08:40
        
        Ventilation, my outhouse/downstairs loo has only single skin brickwork and (General Chat) - Men without hats, May 28, 19:25:00
- A surveyor or a friendly builder? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, May 28, 18:27:48
  - reckon the original surveyor who did the house when we bought it (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:29:29
    - Have you got buildings insurance? (General Chat) - Huge Small, May 28, 18:31:39
      - Depends how old your property is mate. Sometimes the render comes away from the skin (General Chat) - Men without hats, May 28, 18:47:19
        
        he was tapping it in several places (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:57:16
      - yep, I'll give em a call then, ta (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, May 28, 18:46:14

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