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been to see a job in a basement of a shop.has damp sum black unk and looks like all the old brick wall iscovered in salts..they had one guy say they would use some kind in injction to cure it. i said i would 2 coat thero seal it and S&C it, does this sound rite? i no not much info on job.
 
i would wash it all down with a fungicidal wash get a dehumidifier in to dry it out then tank it with sika
 
Oasis...some times mate you gotta step back and think is this worth it???
If you dont know the answer to the question and i know i dont and youy dont..just leave the job alone.
You have got a thirst for knowledge son and thats obvvious and its good sign,but you mustnt go into situations you dont undersatnd or have expereince off.
If you f**k up in a situation like this you could be sued for £20000 + adn it happens mate all the time incresingly.
Stick with what you know?Ask plenty of questions on phone at time of quote and just dont waste your time if you dont know the crack!!
 
its the only way to learn mate and we all fook things up along the way..............sk2days telling people to put a tight coat of hardwall over tiles using pva ............
 
Oasis mate, youre doin ok at the plastering and a few weeks back you were on about expanding into the painting and decorating side...
why not contact triton or sovereign and book yourself on a damp treatment course...

youre always coming across these damp jobs, and youve got all this professionalism, what with a website and all this local 'best of' advertising, nice tidy van.... why not invest a little bit of time and money, get yourself a 'registered damp proofing' certificate with the company contacts for support and decent prices on your gear.. become a member of the british damp proofing association... theres money in it mate.. ;)

once your trained and registered you can apply for 30 year insurance to offer guarantees (think 'hips' pack when you sell your house etc)..

just keep your eyes peeled for two blokes dressed in black leather on a black motorbike.. ;)
 
lol , not a bad shout but surly i need more than a course? every one i no allways say Thero seal it! surly that ent the answer everytime!


i got a new job now mine if i want it.. place is damp in the bacement salts all over the walls and the floor was latexed and its all blowen and wet.. looks like it was S&C and skimed within the last 10-25 years... so not sure why its so wet...again another job i can have if i can cure the problem!
 
prime example of what not to do then... if the job had been done correctly in the first place then it wouldnt be wet now... thats the reason after all, it just didnt get waterproofed, only plastered out..
thats also a prime candidate for a basement conversion... done with the plastic egg box membranes and a floor sump etc...
the doing of the job is the easy bit... its the identification of the problem, and the creation of the solution thats the hard bit..
in other words damp proofing is all theory... but its not rocket science..
once youve confirmed the presence of water/damp all you gotta do is decide how your gonna treat it, either leave it there and cover it with a waterproof substrate, or eradicate it from the substrate and prevent it coming back, or just prevent it coming back and replaster the area so the affected substrate be allowed to dry naturally etc..

timber wet/dry rot, woodworm, adequate ventilation etc... all related in one way or another and if you do a course youll likely cover all these subjects...

timber rot - remove knackered wood, replace with new wood, treat surrounding area of existing timber - job done, lotsa money please... you can charge lots cos you'll be offering them 30 year insurance backed guarantees... and youll do that cos youll do the job right first time and not have to worry about come backs..

when people come to sell their house, if theyve had damp treatment done then the buyer wants an insurance backed guarantee or the valuer will have to treat the house as though the damp treatment hasnt been done.

without a guarantee then you just have to hope any previous problems dont get picked up on a survey etc..

by taking on jobs like the 1 wall in the cellar and the back wall with the ground level discrepancy what youre basically sayin is that you agree to solve the problem...
if it then fails in 2 years time your gonna start to look a bit of a wide boy and the more you do the worse it will get...

however if you treat these damp jobs correctly every time youll get a reputation for being the 'man that can' and before you know it youll be sending out teams of lads with an sds drill and a garden sprayer full of gook and chargin good money for it... all in the survey... write the lads a list of instructions and check to see if its been carried out (the work isnt exactly difficult bar the plastering)... they dont have to be trained and insured, its you thats offering the guarantee...

whether or not you decide to increase your capacity to include damp proofing, the point is that with this type of work if your gonna cure it then cure it, nothing half arsed will do..
and if youre gonna be doing a lot of it, and doing it right, then why not have the paperwork that basically says you can charge more money because your work is worth that much more...

I normally refer any damp proofing work to a reputable damp proofing company, but i'll get the plastering...
 
You're welcome to all these sh#t jobs give me a nice new house built out of celcons any day. If you're going to do them you deserve to earn for all the grief and risk of it going tits up. I think Chris has it spot on.
 
thanks AGAIN chris like always.. i was finkin of gettin damp team in and doing the plastering site me self.essex sum one has ta do theys jobs? it ent allways easy got make money sum times.. if it was all easy work youd gett F*** all outa the job
 
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