damp or condensation
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:20 pm
we live in an end terrace house. the outta wall, inside has 2 alcoves 1 has the gas meter in the other has nothing, both either side of the fire place. in these alcoves we have about 3 ft high cupboards built in. we have lived there 4 yrs and had the walls plastered about 2 yrs ago, now we have noticed paint flaking and a white powder on the walls over time it rises up the walls in defferent places, we have been told to hack off the plaster as its raising damp, the floor out side is lower then the floor inside by about 3 ft, could it be raising damp or condensation in the cold cornor cupboards. i have sanded down the walls repaintedand put in vents to help circulation but the prob has come back what do i do or where do i go from here