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Rising damp

Damp etc
A short description about our rising damp treatment methods. Scroll down the page for more picture stories.
One of the most common ways in which rising damp is addressed in a building is the installation of a damp proof course when the building is constructed.
A damp proof course helps to prevent damp rising up the walls and damaging the property.
Damage that can be caused from rising damp includes damage to plaster, resulting in redecoration, wet rot or even dry rot which can affect any unprotected timber.


A few pictures of rising damp-Black Mould
Aspergillus Niger, Black mould spore.
Picture one
Rising damp around a plug area.
Damp along wall
Rising damp from below
the skirting level.
Stripped
Wall with plaster removed
and treated with damp
proofing injection.
Damp wall
Damp spots can easily
be seen on the bare wall.
First stage
First stage of repairing the
wall, with a specialist plaster base coat.
Another treated area
Another picture of a treated wall.
Plastered
Plastered and finished
subject to decorating.
Another finished wall
A longer wall plastered and finished.
Rising damp and some of the problems caused by non treatment
This picture shows the effects that
rising damp can have on woodwork.
A close up
Rotten flooring and skirting board
caused by untreated rising damp.
Rotten timbers
This shows the effect of rising
damp on floor joists.
Perished plaster removed
Showing some of the
perished plaster removed.
Rotten flooring
Rising damp also rots floor timbers.
Wall exposed
Showing rotten timbers and perished
cement in between bricks.
First waterproof coat applied
After plaster removal and wall
treatment, sealing the wall with
specialist bonding.
More bonding
This wall had severe damage
and the plaster had to be removed
to a high level.
First plaster skim
A nice advert of the company
through the window.
Skim coat
Another wall with the first
skim coat applied.
Finished wall
The finished wall, just waiting
for it to dry now before decorating.
Finished wall
Showing a finished wall.
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