Damp injection in Rotherham
Damp injection puts a new damp proof course into a wall where the old one has failed, to stop rising damp. We are a Rotherham family firm, and we check that rising damp really is the problem first, because injecting a wall that is damp for another reason fixes nothing.
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When damp injection is the right answer
Many of Rotherham's older terraces were built with a slate or bitumen damp proof course (DPC), or none at all, and after a century or more some have failed. Where moisture from the ground is rising past it, a new DPC injected into a mortar course near the bottom of the wall stops it.
It is not the answer for every damp patch low on a wall. Soil or a raised path against the wall, a leaking pipe or condensation can leave the same tide marks, and none of them is fixed by injection. That is why we look outside before we quote.
When injection is needed, the salt-damaged plaster comes off, the new DPC goes in, and the wall is re-plastered once it is ready. Read more about rising damp treatment.
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Related work in Rotherham
- Rising dampMoisture rising from the ground, stopped with a new damp proof course where one is really needed.
- Penetrating dampRain getting in through walls, chimneys and gutters, traced to where it gets in and put right.
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Questions
Questions about damp injection in Rotherham
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What is damp injection?
A damp proofing cream or fluid injected into holes drilled along a mortar course near the bottom of the wall. It soaks into the brickwork and forms a water-repellent layer that stops moisture rising past it.
Does damp injection work?
Yes, where rising damp is the real cause and the job is done properly, with anything bridging the DPC cleared and the salty plaster replaced. It will not cure damp from a leak, rain getting in or condensation.
Do I need damp injection, or is it something else?
Rising damp stays low, usually below about a metre, with a tide mark and white salts, and it is there in dry weather too. Damp higher up, worse after rain or with black mould has another cause. Our damp proofing page for Rotherham covers the other kinds.
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