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  • 29-03-2014 9:41pm
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    puddles59
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭


    Hi all i'm looking for a bit of advice. I'm thinking of buying an appartment for investment purposes & it's in a good location & is a fairly good price however the engineers report has revealed alot of dampness. So now i'm worried as I d'ont know if i'ts possible to ever sort out dampness fully & if so would it be very expensive ? Any advice would be very welcome. Cheers.


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    MicktheMan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,837 ✭✭✭MicktheMan


    It could be anything. Ask the engineer.


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    EIREAROEIRE
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭EIREAROEIRE


    it can be a prob wont go away if building is damaged mould will appear all the time and damage paint work and furniture i work for a cleaning company and we get regular call outs


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    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,005 ✭✭✭mad m


    Walk away.


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    MouseTail
    Registered Users Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭MouseTail


    mad m wrote: »
    Walk away.

    Not necessarily. It depends on the survey you got, was it a walk through where signs of dampness were evident (could be caused by previous occupants not airing, drying clothes indoors etc), or a structural survey, where this would be more worrying. As micktheman said, ask your Engineer for an opinion.


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    mad m
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    I'm sure any engineer worth his salt would know the difference between condensation and dampness. OP is it a ground floor flat?


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    puddles59
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭puddles59


    n its def dampness there is also some condensation. it's a 3rd floor app which is on the top floor.


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    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,005 ✭✭✭mad m


    puddles59 wrote: »
    n its def dampness there is also some condensation. it's a 3rd floor app which is on the top floor.

    If it's on a top floor then it can't be rising dampness... Rising dampness only rises up about a meter from ground floor. Maybe it's ingress dampness from a roof leaking which in turn is causing some condensation as well. As advised ask your engineer more indepth questions.

    Or better still get 2nd opinion... Dampco.ie or damp store in blackrock.


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    puddles59
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭puddles59


    Thanks for all the feedback much appreciated.


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    Greenmachine
    Registered Users Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    Run and don't look back.


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