Rising damp or damp in brick walls
Listed under: Exterior, masonry, brick, membranes, cladding, walls, moisture, wall cladding, solid brick
Cause
Ground moisture being absorbed by bricks and moving up the wall due to deteriorating or missing damp-proof membrane, or plaster or soil bridging the damp-proof membrane
Repair
- contact a bricklayer for advice
- if there is no damp-proofing, it cannot be inserted without major rebuilding of the wall