Hello, everyone!
I have a strange problem with my floor. I recently took up my carpets to find some distinct and separate patches of damp on the floor. Thinking it was being caused by a burst pipe, I called a plumber who cut a piece out of the floor only to find no accessible pipes, nor sign of any damp whatsoever on either the polystyrene insulation layer or the DPM. More bizarrely, there is no sign of damp or staining on the underside of the damp piece of flooring. The damp is superficial and there is no mould growth.
The damp patches are drying out before reappearing. No direct correlation between the reappearance of the patches and either use of domestic water or rainfall is immediately evident.
I have no idea who to call on for help! Anyone got any ideas? Photos attached!
The damp does not extend to the adjoining room beyond the skirting, and the two patches to the right of the picture are beneath a bed, being about two feet apart.
The property is a late 80s built ground floor flat.
I have a strange problem with my floor. I recently took up my carpets to find some distinct and separate patches of damp on the floor. Thinking it was being caused by a burst pipe, I called a plumber who cut a piece out of the floor only to find no accessible pipes, nor sign of any damp whatsoever on either the polystyrene insulation layer or the DPM. More bizarrely, there is no sign of damp or staining on the underside of the damp piece of flooring. The damp is superficial and there is no mould growth.
The damp patches are drying out before reappearing. No direct correlation between the reappearance of the patches and either use of domestic water or rainfall is immediately evident.
I have no idea who to call on for help! Anyone got any ideas? Photos attached!
The damp does not extend to the adjoining room beyond the skirting, and the two patches to the right of the picture are beneath a bed, being about two feet apart.
The property is a late 80s built ground floor flat.
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