Any ideas on what is causing damp in my bedroom?

Question

basically the walls cold and damp but have been striped and painted with damp proof paint but the carpet and underlay are damp to in one corner of the room and the walls are geting damp still

Answer 1

First you must investigate if there are any leaks from pipes or gutters that is causing this and if so fix them. If it is on the ground floor the building may have a faulty damp course. the damp course may have been covered or if it is an old building you may not have one. The bison wall frame buildings had this problem which was due to lack of insulation. At least one block of flats had to have an outer skin of bricks to cure it. This may be your problem and if so there are paints you can use on the outside but you may need to dry line the inside. This is done with panels that are backed with expanded polystrene

Answer 2

You need to find the cause of the damp rather than proofing the wall.
Check in your attic for leaks in the roof (right into the corners); Check the condition of your external brickwork and any downspouts etc.
It's a case of looking for the possible source and undertaking the correct repairs, if nothing seems to be wrong and it's a ground-floor room them you maybe need a damp-proof course.

Good luck.

Answer 3

I am echoing the others and saying the landlord has an obligation to get this fixed, however low your rent is. I suggest that you put your polite request for the landlord to look at the problem and get it fixed asap in a letter which you send special delivery or some way that the recipient has to give a signature. If you get no response, follow it up a week later with a short letter saying you will have to take matters further. And contact citizens advice. In the meantime, keep the airflow going as much as you can. Wipe off the mould. There are mould cleaning products in places like B & Q. But mould IS very unhealthy and you do need to get in sorted. Don't dry washing inside by the way.

Answer 4

it could be a number of things. depends where the room is, upstairs or downstairs.. if its upstairs then it could be the pointing on the brickwork, or it could be from the guttering allowing water to trickle down the outside wall and seeping in. if its downstairs then a damp proof course may be needed to stop rising damp...best to get a builder to look.

Answer 5

You either have rising damp (need damp proof course),or the external wall needs re pointing.

Answer 6

probably the roan pipes are full of crap, and the rainwater is getting in to the structure of the house.

OR it could be an older property with no effective damp course.

OR someone elses plumbing could be leaking somewhere.

Answer 7

It's the sheep. They bring their dirty habits into your bedroom and that attracts the damp. Get rid of the sheep. Worked for me.

Answer 8

All the reasons above.
Once you find and fix the cause use a dehumidifier.
If you have one, great. Otherwise you can hire one for less than a tenner for a weekend, stick it in there and shut the door. It will suck the sahara dry.

Answer 9

If your talking upstairs its more like the outside wall needs sorting out ..........have you got good air flow in the corner? try opening the windows during the day!

Answer 10

you may find the water is coming from the outside is there cracks in the outer walls or is it a basement room etc.