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  • Bought a house in June, had cavity wall insulation fitted end of summer. December-ish we started noticing a few very localised damp spots on the inside of the front elevation (facing prevailing wind). They get noticeably worse in heavy rain.
    Had a local company do a fairly simple damp survey (£115). Their conclusion is a couple of dirty wall ties need dealing with and use a high quality masonry water repellent cream (1280+VAT).

    Any thoughts on water repellent creams and how effective they are?

    Had another quote (Alpine Surveys) for a damp survey at £350+VAT but this one seems much more comprehensive from what they’ve said they’ll do. Considering it as a second opinion.

    Anyone got any comparable prices for damp surveys?

  • Beyond saying 1950’s cavity wall I’m not sure what the wall type is. The insulation is from Instabead.

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