You need to concentrate on cause. You completely skipped over the main problem of defective rainwater goods, damp being trapped in recently repointed brickwork, blocked gulleys, “etc”. Please stop using moisture meter’s to identify damp in masonry as this is not what they were designed for. I successfully challenged surveyors in legal claims over such mistakes in negligence actions.
Hi Patrick, I am a bit confused by your comment that I skipped over the cause of the problem. I have just re-watched the video and I certainly commented on the predominant source of the damp. The wall was affected by penetrating damp long before the walls were re-pointed so it was an historical water ingress issue. As for using a moisture meter, I fully understand how such a meter works and its limitations and I explain such in my reports. Electronic moisture meters are extremely useful in pointing the surveyor at locations that require further investigation. I would be very interested to hear your methodology when investigating damp issues and I would welcome the opportunity to shadow you on a survey to see firsthand your alternative diagnostic techniques. Regards, Neil
That floor grate is a useful inspection point. Can surface vents like that replace an external sub-floor vent?
Great videos Neil. Would you say that the repointing should have been done in lime mortar?
Top man Neil, great to get your insight
What's, causing the damp in the corner?
You need to concentrate on cause. You completely skipped over the main problem of defective rainwater goods, damp being trapped in recently repointed brickwork, blocked gulleys, “etc”. Please stop using moisture meter’s to identify damp in masonry as this is not what they were designed for. I successfully challenged surveyors in legal claims over such mistakes in negligence actions.
Hi Patrick,
I am a bit confused by your comment that I skipped over the cause of the problem. I have just re-watched the video and I certainly commented on the predominant source of the damp. The wall was affected by penetrating damp long before the walls were re-pointed so it was an historical water ingress issue.
As for using a moisture meter, I fully understand how such a meter works and its limitations and I explain such in my reports. Electronic moisture meters are extremely useful in pointing the surveyor at locations that require further investigation. I would be very interested to hear your methodology when investigating damp issues and I would welcome the opportunity to shadow you on a survey to see firsthand your alternative diagnostic techniques.
Regards, Neil