A cement render goes back on a rising damp wall and lasts a season before it drums hollow again. Here’s how to render a damp wall so the repair actually holds.
Painter, plasterer, tiler or renderer: the simplest way to make more money as a builder is a job that protects your own work. Fit it in minutes, order it one unit at a time.
Crumbling external render at the base of a wall nearly always tells the same story: water rises, evaporates at the outer face and leaves its salts.
Rising damp height often surprises owners. Some walls stop at thirty centimetres, others climb well past a metre. Here is what sets that limit.
Loose wall tiles at the base worry owners, yet the fault rarely lies with the fixing. Water held in the masonry pushes from behind.
Read the tide mark, rule out the leaks, then choose a treatment for damp walls that lets the masonry carry on drying.
Causes, methods and honest timescales for a treatment for rising damp, plus what an electronic unit does and does not do.
Most bedroom damp problems start at the skirting board or on the coldest corner. Checks to run tonight, then the right treatment.
Read the wall, deal with the leaks, treat the masonry, then finish with vapour-open materials that keep the wall dry.
Humidité Conseil offers solutions for damp walls, rising damp and salt deposits with ATE electromagnetic anti-damp devices, without heavy building work.
Saltpetre on walls is often a visible sign of a damp problem. Learn what causes it and how to avoid repeated damage.
A damp wall at the bottom should not be painted too quickly. The cause must be understood first to avoid blistering and peeling.
A damp old house requires a specific approach. Thick walls, stone, ventilation and rising damp must be understood first.
Rising damp often worries homeowners because it appears gradually and can end up damaging walls, plaster and paint. The problem comes from water in the gro
A clear guide to the ATE device, its correct installation and its limits for walls affected by rising damp.
The ATG device is a geomagnetic solution without electricity, useful when the building layout does not easily allow a powered ATE device.
ATE or ATG: understand the real difference to choose a device suited to rising damp and to the building configuration.
Searches about damp polarity inverters show real hesitation. Homeowners want to know whether the technology can help, whether reviews are reliable and in w
Resin injection is a well-known method against rising damp, but it is not the only option. Many homeowners now want to dry a damp wall without multiple dri
A wall that stays damp after work often creates confusion. The homeowner may have redone the plaster, changed the paint, improved ventilation or installed
Before buying a product or starting work, it is essential to distinguish condensation, infiltration and rising damp. These three causes can create similar
Installation mistakes can limit the relevance of an anti-damp device. Here are the rules to follow before choosing a model.
Damp in an old house should not be treated as a simple cosmetic defect. Thick walls, porous materials, old floors and the absence of an effective damp-proo
Wired or standalone, LC15, LC30 or MAX: the guide to choosing between the two Humidistop ranges, with the one criterion that really settles the question.
