BRE Digest 245 Rising damp in walls

Building Research Establishment Digest

Rising damp in walls: diagnosis and treatment

This digest considers the causes of dampness in walls and offers a positive method for diagnosis of rising damp. It suggests possible remedial measures which can be taken to avoid rising damp such as providing a complete moisture barrier by insertion of a physical damp-proof course or the non-traditional method of chemical injection. The repair of areas of plastering damaged by damp is also included