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If you’re confronted with dampness and timber problems for the first time, remember that many other home owners will probably have had to deal with them as well, so here’s how you can benefit from their experience – by browsing through the questions we are most frequently asked.
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If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, then go to our ‘Ask the Experts’ page and let us help you on a one-to-one basis.
I have a damp problem on the ground floor near a chimney breast despite a treatment 11 years ago - what is your advice?
This is likely to have occurred following possible rising damp in the past from the fireplace hearth or moisture penetration from the chimneybreast. Was the wall re-plastered following the previous work or is it still the original plaster? Migrating salts usually lead to disintegration/breakdown/damp staining of old and sometimes replacement plaster. Obviously this needs a specialist on site inspection to diagnose whether the problem is caused by penetrating damp, water leaks, condensation, rising damp or whatever.
