104D: Vendor lost sale following damp proofer’s rising-damp misdiagnosis
Another costly lost sale from poor RICS surveying and damp proofing contractor misdiagnosis. Blame ill-informed judges e.g. in Hart v Large.
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103Z: Hygroscopic salts manure
Hygroscopic salts have previously been used as a justification for rising damp treatment. The property is not at risk of rising damp.
Rising damp risk assessment
Rising damp is the upward absorption of groundwater. Groundwater is water under the water-table. If there is no risk of groundwater, then there is no rising damp – end of.
102Z: damp proofed lower-ground-floor
Buyer’s request for £5K price drop following Tapco and Kenwood quotes. We do not want buyers to be ripped off with invasive inappropriate work causing delays & stress…
102Y: condensation leak
The owner wanted to fix suspect Ring Damp, with plenty of time, before considering putting the property on the market for sale.
102X: RICS rising damp claim
No attempt to provide evidence of groundwater, talk to the owner about the background, damp was not profiled. Ventilation was not checked..
102W: RICS able to make assumptions
RICS surveyor idid not try to diagnose the source of damp, but made assumptions. The buyer was concern about the need for a roof replacement.
102V: PCA contractor misdiagnosed rising damp, dry-cellar
Vendor asked to drop sales price by £6,000 following a damp proofers report. Despite, already damp-proofing, flat on a hill & dry cellar.
102T: RICS misdiagnosed rising damp
These types of low level damp and mould are accepted by occupiers without concern, they often only get picked up during the sales process.
102S: damaged from damp proofing
Rising damp treatment – wall damaged by rising damp proofers, risks penetrating damp and condensation through heat loss.