Rising damp can occur due to a failed damp proof course or the lack of one installed in early construction. Rising damp can be identified with a moisture meter or signs may appear visually such as damp patches or hygroscopic salts on wall surfaces.

Upon installing a chemical damp proof course, specialist replastering of the wall is essential to ensure there is no hydroscopic salts are present. Treatment involves removal of the skirting boards and wall plaster on the walls. Usually the plaster is removed to a height of approximately one metre, however depending on the salts within the masonry and several other factors, the height of the necessary replastering may be increased and will be individually specified once our surveyor has carried out an inspection of your property.

The purpose of specialised replastering is designed to provide a salt retardant, waterproof render to combat the effects of the ground salts in the masonry and provide a dry internal finish which would be smoothed over by our technicians with a top coat skim to create a smooth finish ready for decoration.