The earliest signs of damp in Victorian and Edwardian homes are a musty smell near skirting boards, often noticeable before any visible staining, followed by tide marks low on solid walls, crumbling lime mortar patched with modern cement, and peeling paint or plaster. These properties were built to breathe through solid walls and lime mortar, […]
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Rising Damp, Condensation, Penetrating Damp
Rising Damp vs Penetrating Damp vs Condensation: What’s the Difference?
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Rising damp shows as a tide mark and white salts on the bottom metre of a ground-floor wall, and stays roughly the same regardless of the weather. Penetrating damp is a defined patch that appears or worsens during and after rain, usually linked to an external defect such as a broken gutter or a slipped […]
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Quick Answer The clearest signs of rising damp are tide marks near the base of walls, peeling paint or wallpaper, a persistent musty smell, white powdery salt deposits, rotten skirting boards, and walls that feel cold or damp to the touch. These signs usually appear no higher than a metre above the floor and point […]