What Causes Rising Damp and How Can I Get Rid of it

Rising damp problems often occur as a result of not having a Damp Proof Course installed or having a Damp Proof Course that is faulty due to age or inadequate installation. A Damp Proof Course is a waterproof layer in your wall (or both walls if you have a cavity wall), ideally about six inches from the outside ground on your external wall and under your raised timber floor or near your concrete floor on your internal wall (so both DPC’s are on the same level). This layer repels water – a variety of different DPC’s are available and will be discussed in this project.

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What Causes Rising Damp?

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Rising damp problems often occur as a result of not having a Damp Proof Course installed or having a Damp Proof Course that is faulty due to age or inadequate installation.

A Damp Proof Course is a waterproof layer in your wall (or both walls if you have a cavity wall), ideally about six inches from the outside ground on your external wall and under your raised timber floor or near your concrete floor on your internal wall (so both DPC’s are on the same level). This layer repels water – a variety of different DPC’s are available and will be discussed in this project.

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Original Author(s): Heather Spratt

Contributing Author(s): Ian Gleeson Colin Guilfoyle

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