Dampness in properties is not only annoying, driving up heating costs and increasing your cleaning requirements, but it can also lead to serious health problems. Following on from part one on this topic, I will be exploring other reasons you might be suffering from dampness or condensation.
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Roof leaks
Roofs and chimneys are exposed to decades of inclement weather, and if you live in the UK, you will know all about our harsh winters and rainy seasons. All this weathering can cause roofs to degrade over time and, if not properly maintained, this can lead to leaks internally.
Because of the way many houses are constructed with an uninhabitable roof space, which can hide leaks for many years, the first sign something is wrong with your roof or chimney can be high levels of condensation developing within a property.
For example, chimneys can become saturated as a result of damaged mortar pointing and perhaps split or slipped lead flashings. This water within brickwork is drawn out into the heated air inside the property which then condensates on cold surfaces - often before visible signs of dampness can be seen. If you have issues with condensation, we recommend you ask a chartered building surveyor for advice.
Alternatively, your property might have some damaged or slipped tiles, or mortar pointing to valley gutters or roof verges could be degraded.
Before working at height legislation was in place in the UK, many Victorian properties were built with their party walls rising through the roof to form a parapet. This parapet is normally quite a complicated element and small areas of damage over time can lead to excessive water ingress. When these were built, there was an expectation that they could be relatively easily repaired. Today, these walls are expensive to maintain due to the amount of scaffolding and other safe access methods being required. As such, these are often not well maintained and it is only when a building surveyor inspects, that degradation will be found.
Due to the large expense of completing work to these parapets, even when the issue is highlighted, it is sometimes ignored.
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