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  • I can't offer you a recommendation but I would give you the following advice; damp is often classified as rising damp as some sort of great catch all when in my experience this is often not the case. Getting rid of damp is a process of elimination to narrow down, then find the cause and finally come up with a strategy to put it right. Get a number of people to evaluate the problem and immediately discount anyone whose first instinct is to inject a chemical DPC or put some kind of sink hole in the exterior wall as in my experience while there is a place for these treatments they should not be the first port of call. Also do not listen to anyone who uses an electronic damp meter.

    Edited to make sense after ton poof rodding

  • I can't offer you a recommendation but I would give you the following advice; damp is often classified as rising damp as some sort of great catch all when in my experience this is often to the case. Getting rid of damp is a process of elimination to narrow down, then find the cause and finally come up with a strategy to out it right. Get a number of people to evaluate the problem and immediately discount anyone whose first instinct is to inject a chemical DPC or out some kind of sink hole in the exterior wall as in my experience while there is a place for these treatments they should not be the first port of call. Also do not listen o anyone who uses an electronic damp meter.

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    Although where us a chem injection DPC ever useful? 🤔

  • They are useful if there is a genuine rising damp issue, however this is quite rare and they are often sold as a solution by snake oil salesmen.

    Also I really should have proof read that post.

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