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We had a load of damp in our kitchen that we got a damp proofer in. Honestly, the tanking and so forth did get rid of the damp patches; the cost was fairly high and the job quite messy (taking off plaster, putting it back on etc).
A couple of years later, we had a builder in to redo our kitchen, at that point they found the cause of the damp, which was that the washing machine drain pipe wasn't actually connected up - it was literally just spilling water onto the floor below the floorboards :o.
I would say in summary that it's better to get a proper builder in and get the source of the damp - however, in our case that would have meant ripping up stone floors and the rest to find the source.
I've got a builder I'd recommend that I know works in West London - I'll pm you the details.
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you need to see if you can see the cause/problem - how is water draining away? guttering? air brick blocked?
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Two part question;
Anybody recommend a decent builder in South West London (Wimbledon) area? Ineed to sort the damp issue plaguing one kitchen wall.
Secondly if it’s damp problem will a decent builder be a better bet than a damp proofing firm, with the latters reputation for cowboyishness?