There is this house I am looking at to buy, only if it is cheap, it is a repossession, I won't pay anything near the asking price.
However, there is bad damp. The house is circa 1920. Is mostly stone built with a brick ground floor frontage and bay window
First thing to do would be to lower the path level, this might be a problem in that next doors might also be on the same level and there is a boundary wall or fence built between the two paths. So even if I lowered my half theirs might still be high and ths causing water to come through the wall.
I might also have the problem of not being able to dig down because I might find I reach the bottom of the foundations. - You never know until you start digging.
Anyway I know everyone talks about "Tanking" for ground floor/basement damp proofing.Can someone please tell me...
What exactly is it? and how reliable is it? I hope it is nothing to do with silicone injection because I don't have any faith in silicone injection on these old houses. Will the level of the window sill be a problem for the tanking? Will I have to dig out the concrete floors to re do them properly? I don't know if the concrete floors are modern or if they are ancient.
Thanks