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by Ben77
Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:00 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Wet rot
Replies: 6
Views: 2772

Re: Wet rot

Hi welsh brickie, thanks for the advice. Would you recommend spraying the timbers with a treatment such as microtech dual or wickes interior wood treatmentl? If I can preserve what's already there I'd like to. Really, I want to avoid having to remove the amtico at all costs.

Thanks again

Ben
by Ben77
Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:04 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Electro osmotic damp course
Replies: 1
Views: 1992

Electro osmotic damp course

Hi there, after some advice if possible. We had an electro-osmosis damp course fitted last year. Naively, I was convinced by a recommended company that it was the most suitable system for our cavity wall house. I was told it could be fitted to the external leaf of the house to minimise disruption in...
by Ben77
Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:04 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Electro-osmosis damp course
Replies: 1
Views: 3220

Electro-osmosis damp course

Hi there, after some advice if possible. We had an electro-osmosis damp course fitted last year. Naively, I was convinced by a recommended company that it was the most suitable system for our cavity wall house. I was told it could be fitted to the external leaf of the house to minimise disruption in...
by Ben77
Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:52 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Wet rot
Replies: 6
Views: 2772

Re: Wet rot

Okay, thanks for the advice. In addition to the air bricks should I attempt to dry them out with a hair dryer etc or not bother???

Ben
by Ben77
Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:14 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Wet rot
Replies: 6
Views: 2772

Wet rot

Hi there Recently had a damp survey done due to some isolated patches on one of the external walls. The surveyor found no evidence of rising damp but said there was some wet rot decay to four of the joists which he thinks is very long standing. He said the cause of this was due to rising moisture va...
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