Rising Damp On Carpet
The temporary fix was to rip up the carpet knock a hole in the concrete slab repair the leaking pipe fill in the hole with quickcrete cement and restretch the carpet once it and the pad had dried.
Rising damp on carpet. Remove obstructions from sub floor ventilators if they have become partially or completely blocked. Concrete s porous nature means that water from under your home can seep up through your concrete floor making it damp. This occurs in older buildings leading to a growth in mould. Posted 2012 feb 2 7 54 am aest.
Archive view return to standard view. If you don t have a damp course get one installed as soon as possible. Rising damp occurs when the groundwater rises up through the floors and walls as it tries to evaporate. You ll probably need to get help from a professional.
If you have rising damp get someone in to look at your damp course. Our technology causes the water to flow downwards dehydrating the wall and eliminating the problem. Rising damp is a myth and all your proposed remedies will make damp walls worse. The kitchen and bathroom are usually the worst offenders.
Though in common parlance you are right to imply that the term rising damp is perhaps misleading. If you are replacing existing timber floors with carpet or another type of floor when renovating you should address any rising damp issues before laying down a concrete slab. It s worth installing extractor fans in them to reduce the chances of damp hanging around. Rising damp black mould in carpet.
Last updated posted 2012 feb 2 12 02 pm aest posted 2012 feb 2 12 02 pm aest user 68698 471 posts. Find out what the treatment options are before you call a professional in. Rising damp is in fact just plain damp there is no one magic remedy. Within a week or so the damp spot progressed to a puddle 4 by 6 feet that a wet vac couldn t really keep up with.
Rising damp can be expensive to fix.