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Damp, leasehold flats, freeholders, managing agents...who is to blame?? Dampness in flats, there is often disagreement between leaseholders & managing agents/freeholders as to who is at fault. We are often appointed by both to diagnose the cause of damp affecting...

Rising damp on a chimney breast! Chimney breast damp is very common, particularly in homes built before the midpoint of the 20th century. Often, dampness evident on a chimney breast surface may lead a building owner or surveyor to believe weather tightness at roof...

Here we look at how modern paints on old walls relate to damp. The above image relates to an inspection i carried out on a marvellous 17th century build property in Surrey. The property suffered from numerous sources of excess moisture including high ground...

How debris within a cavity can lead to rising damp The image above is extracted from the British Research Establishment DG245, diagnosing and treating rising damp. The detail shows a mechanism in how a physical damp proof course (DPC), can be breached. The base...

Today we came across some rather old cob walls. Today i had the pleasure of inspecting a garage building which was suffering structural issues  as a result of a near sycamore trees. The site was surrounded by large walls, which looked to be chalk built. Upon...

  To set the scene, the graph above relates to case of suspected rising damp. The property in which the samples were taken is a period age, solid wall construction building. One particular wall, in the lounge of the building had been affected by what was thought...