damp

Hi all, new here so apologies if I've got the wrong forum, provided too much information, etc. I've just had my first winter/heavy rain in a property with a garage built by the previous owner. The garage has become very damp and moldy. I suspect I have a trifecta of damp - penetrating damp...

I’m not sure what is causing this issue. There is what seems to be damp to the side of the tiles above the door frame in the bathroom. I’ve taken part of the plasterboard off each side and even been in the loft above to find any signs of water, but nothing! It’s dry every time. I’ve painted...

Hi all, Looking for some advice on this as it's frustrating to say the least! North facing bedroom. House is a 1950's built semi. Been here 15 years. No major issues with damp in that bedroom during this time apart from tiny (and I mean tiny) mould spots appearing over the coldest of...

Hello all! Looking for some help please. We had two new sets of French doors installed in summer. These have been fine until the really wet weather descended upon us. I’ve noticed damp patches appearing on the skirting, trim and plaster. There has also been some mould growth on the silicon...

I have posted this on roofing forum so apologies for repost. We have recently purchased a late Victorian end stone terrace property as our first home and are encountering lots of issues which is proving disheartening and costly! We were aware of damp issues in the upstairs bedroom on the...

Hi, Hoping you can help guide me with some of your thoughts with a damp problem I’m having in two upstairs bedrooms off the chimney. This seems to have been more of a problem in one room than the other for some time although in our other room the paint was cracking around this area which makes...

I have a utility room with a concrete floor. When it rains I've noticed the floor gets wet. Right outside this room are two drains - one is for the kitchen sink and boiler/washing machine waste trap and the other is for the guttering drain pipe from the utility room. There is also another hole...

Sorry double posting this as put in the wrong group initially so admins please feel free to shift where most appropriate. Hi We've been in a new build for 2 Years 3 months, within warranty time we've had them out for mould and condensation issues in the main bedroom, and damp patches in the...

Hi, we have two damp exterior walls which are causing the paint to peel. I'm definitely not an expert, but I believe it's render on top of brick. On the patio wall (the worse of the two) it really doesn't matter that the wall is damp, but it just looks poor. I was quoted £1,000 to replace the...

So I recently removed some skirting board in my lounge to run a cable up the wall the house is 100+y/o with concrete floors more recently added I would assume anyhow when I removed it one end of the board crumbled in my hand now I have a replacement but was wondering if there's anything I can...

I’ve recently moved into a 1940s bungalow and there’s a damp issue in most rooms. As it’s recently became colder over the last month, the damp has increased significantly. I’ve been looking at MHVRs as I think one of the main issues I have in the property is that the ventilation in the...

Morning all. First post. Apologies if this is in the wrong place, i couldn't see anything specific for this issue. I recently moved into a back to back terrace. The basement is painted brick walls and concrete floor and consists of a large room and two smaller ones. The previous occupant...

I live in a 1920’s semi-detached house with solid walls. As we’ve moved into winter/wetter weather I’ve noticed a tide line beginning to appear on part of the hallway wall leading to the stairs. The other half of the hallway closer to the front door does not have this issue. We have also...

Hi all, Apologies if this is not in the correct section. We have some damp appearing in the upper corner of our bedroom upstairs. This corner is an outer corner of the house, where the two outside walls meet. The other two bedrooms upstairs also have this to a lesser extent on their outer...

Hello, I'm putting some new rafters into an edwardian butterfly roof, on the advice of a structural engineer, and when it rains there appears to be large water marks forming on the membrane. No water is getting through, but in the darkest spots, around the valley, it's starting to feel slightly...

Hi All, Hoping i can get some assistance, my builder seems to have gone walkabout as I started finding some flaws with his work and after making various excuses that everything was fine he is no longer responding to me. I was in the midst of a garage to habitable room conversion, but noticed...

We have decorative brickwork on a gable end period cottage. In 2020 a total renovation was carried out. As part of this a new chimney stack was built, the original roof tiles were taken off, and a new roof membrane laid with the original tiles put back on, lead around stack. The brickwork on...

Hi all Hope you're well. I've just had my house re-roofed (new membrane, new battens , new thin edge sandtoft concrete tiles, and new dry ridge system). Following rain, the wooden rafters are getting damp in some areas (always the same recurring spots). When the rain stops and we have a dry...

We have a problem with white mould on our rafters, which has been put down to poor ventilation. I am hoping for some advice on how to improve our situation ... This is a late 19th century terrace house with a London pitch or butterfly roof, which gives us two completely separate, shallow loft...

Hi, As somebody who’s completely uneducated in this particular problem I’d appreciate some support. Cheers in advance. Having a damp problem in two upstairs rooms either side of our chimney. (Pictures) Nothing downstairs. Has seemed to seasonally come and go as rain is more consistent but...