Deanspoors Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 So I have an old terrace house, (old miners home built around the 1900's) safe to say I don't think it was built using damp proof methods and now I have rising damp on a solid brick, plastered, interior wall along it's entire length up to 600mm high, the house is going up for sale shortly and while I don't want the damp being a deterrent I also don't want to spend any more money than I absolutely have to having already spent a fortune on a new kitchen and flooring. The house has been empty for 4 years and I think the lack of heating has contributed to the dampness. I remember last time I put it up for sale I turned the heating on for several days solid and this made most of the damp visibly disappear. Are there any quick and cheap solutions for rising damp, i.e; damp seal Cheers, Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy (Sycho) Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Not really any cheap solutions I'm afraid, damp seal is just covering up the proplem & doesn't really work & the surveyor would still pick it up. It really needs injecting then waterproof rendering to a meter high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Not really any cheap solutions I'm afraid, damp seal is just covering up the problem & doesn't really work & the surveyor would still pick it up. It really needs injecting then waterproof rendering to a meter high. Yep, this. ^^^ Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy (Sycho) Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Just to add if it's got old solid floors without any DPM, they should also be done. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanspoors Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Eurgh, I was hoping someone would lie to me. Well a builder is coming to give me a quote tomorrow. Fingers crossed I don't have to sell a kidney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dombanks Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Just to add if it's got old solid floors without any DPM, they should also be done. Sorry. We used some stuff from wickes that was like a liquid rubber stuff.... worked great on the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 You can save some money if you knock the plaster off to a metre high yourself. I had to do that about 26 years ago, messy old job but saved a few bob. Because I took care to do it in a straight and level line, I disguised the join between the old and new plaster with chair rails, which worked a treat, just need to make sure they're at the right height. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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