You don't tend to get damp through the walls it tends to come up past the damp course -

In old houses or even down from the roof (my dept) but rarely through the render then through two skins or even solid walls. I have even seen water come through the heads of windows but not very often through the walls themselves.

Posted By: Men without hats on May 28th 2014 at 19:20:21

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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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