Damp but not motorhome

We had a Victorian proterty (one owner from new believe it or not - we found the owner's indentures in a cupboard) which had rising damp because of no damp course. There was some sort of grant from the local council who came and did a survey and said yes we are eligible and they gave us a few companies that would do the job properly. What they did was to remove the mortar from under the bricks above ground level, along a length of about two metres at a time. Then they inserted a plastic membrane dpc and new mortar, let it set and move on to the next two metres. They had to do this inside and outside as they were solid two-brick walls. The plaster inside had to be removed up to a height of one metre, and when the job was done it was re-plastered of course. The end result was a continuous proper plastic dpc all the way round. It might be worth you asking your local council if there is a grant, and you can plead poor old lady in bad health and this is making your chest cough and splutter.
 
gasgas said:
We had a Victorian proterty (one owner from new believe it or not - we found the owner's indentures in a cupboard) which had rising damp because of no damp course. There was some sort of grant from the local council who came and did a survey and said yes we are eligible and they gave us a few companies that would do the job properly. What they did was to remove the mortar from under the bricks above ground level, along a length of about two metres at a time. Then they inserted a plastic membrane dpc and new mortar, let it set and move on to the next two metres. They had to do this inside and outside as they were solid two-brick walls. The plaster inside had to be removed up to a height of one metre, and when the job was done it was re-plastered of course. The end result was a continuous proper plastic dpc all the way round. It might be worth you asking your local council if there is a grant, and you can plead poor old lady in bad health and this is making your chest cough and splutter.
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Worth a look. Thank you
 
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