Rising damp is the process by which the water enters into the building and gets absorbed in the outer walls and floors of the house or building. So it is important to identify properly the underlying problem with the help of rising damp specialists properly to conduct a full rising damp survey and a complete treatment of the property.
How Rising Damps Affect Your Building?
Rising damp is a process where the groundwater is drawn towards the mortar of the building through capillary action. Buildings made up of bricks and sandstone is mostly affected. The water penetrates through the pores of the building structure and often brings along salts and other elements that contaminate the building decoration and materials.
Signs of Rising Damp
The signs showing a rise of damps are wet walls, cracks in the walls and chalky mortar, discoloration of the walls and damp smells, crumbling of blocks…
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