Rising damp or damp in brick walls

Causes

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

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

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