Please remember it isn't either or,
damp-proof course or plaster, it's both and don't try to save money by not doing the plasterwork.
Below the
damp-proof course the bricks are constantly sucking up moisture from the ground.
Roofs, gutters, flashings, patios, gardens and in some instances
damp-proof courses are all critical in determining the overall condition of our buildings.
Houses constructed post-Second World War should be adequately protected by
damp-proof courses built into the main supporting walls as well as the short walls supporting the ground-floor joists.
If they are low, along the full length of the wall, it''s rising damp and you need your
damp-proof course checked.
Often, after landscaping work, paving gets laid over the existing ground, raising it above the
damp-proof course.
If they are low, along the full length of the wall, it''''s rising damp and you need your
damp-proof course checked.
| Rising damp: This occurs, if there is a problem with the
damp-proof course. This is a barrier built into the floors and walls to stop moisture rising through the house from the ground.
On a well-built wall there should be a
damp-proof course built into the top of the brickwork, which will stop water draining down into the lower brickwork.
If your home doesn't have a
damp-proof course, or it's defective, you'll need a specialist to install one, but it may be that the course is being prevented from doing its job.
If your home doesn't have a
damp-proof course, or it's defective, you'll need a damp specialist to install one, but it may be that the course is being prevented from doing its job.
A surveyor has even told Mrs Weir and the city council that the entire floor and
damp-proof course needs fixing.