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Heh - didn't mean to put the wind up you - sorry!
A lot of damp I'm old houses is not necessarily because they are old, but because over 100 years, people have done stuff to them without consideration for the appropriate materials.
That spray on acrylic render, for example, is quick, cheap and easy, but fails all the time, smd cannot be repaired properly. Failed impermeable render on a solid wall house is just as good as holding a permanent bucket of water against it.
The floor insulation could be a source of damp - if there is crap underneath the floor that breaches the DPC layer, that's a problem. Lifting and looking is the only real way to know.
When you say the DPC was done in 82 - is that the injection stuff? In which case, it doesn't really matter - it's still a bit rubbish.
I'd want to know what's going on at ground level in the adjoining ground at the front and back - is it built up, is it concreted, is there drainage, are there air bricks etc...
Also, are there any drains that might be cracked.
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Thanks a lot, quite a bit to digest and swung me back into a bit of fear.
Ah, from the pictures I thought it was just going to be a touch up job on the cracks and bits
I assume that's an easy DIY job?
From the solicitor search there was DPC done in '82 but the 30 year guarantee has obviously expired.
So yes, I thought the injection was the best next step but more research required.
In 2021 they installed underfloor insulation so imagine it's going to be tricky to get at?