Damp and leaks
Why Paint Peels, Blisters and Flakes Off Walls
Paint failing off a wall is a symptom with six distinct causes. Reading the failure — where it lets go, what is on the back of…
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Damp and leaks
Working out what is actually wrong before buying anything.
Damp and leaks
Rising Damp: Why the Bottom of the Wall Is Always Wet
Damp that starts at the floor and stops at a level line is not a leak — it is groundwater climbing the wall. Why it happens, how…
Damp and leaks
Water Dripping From the Ceiling Below a Bathroom
A wet patch on the ceiling under someone else's bathroom has four possible causes, and they need four different repairs. How to…
Damp and leaks
Hairline vs Structural Cracks
Most cracks are cosmetic; a few are the building talking. The visual tests that separate them, what each type needs, and when to…
Damp and leaks
White Salt Patches: Efflorescence Explained
The white powder on your wall is dissolved salt left behind by moving water — a message, not a stain. What it says, how to remove…
Damp and leaks
Ceiling Leakage from the Flat Above
When the water is yours and the fix is in someone else’s bathroom: tracing the source, the conversation with the neighbour, and…
Damp and leaks
Treating a Damp Internal Wall
A damp wall is a symptom with three possible diseases. The treatment sequence that works for each, and the repaint step everyone…
Damp and leaks
Exterior Wall Seepage: Finding the Source
Seepage marks the exit, rarely the entry. How to trace where an exterior wall is actually taking water, and the fixes that match…
Damp and leaks
Dampness or Leakage? Telling Them Apart
A leak has a path; damp has a source. Confusing the two is why treatments fail — the questions that separate them, and what each…
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