"Tanking" is not a cure and it only covers/masks the problem but sometimes it is the only option remaining to allow a ground floor room or basement to be used. As the problem is not cured the degrading and destroying action of the dampness and moisture remains and the fabric and structure of the building continues to deteriorate.
We endeavor to reply to email enquires within a few days but when on site visits and other consultancies replies may take up to one week. We will acknowledge all emails as soon as possible and will give an opinion as to the likely cause of a problem and advise and discuss if you would like us to visit your site.
Reddock Consultancies
Principal : Eur.Ing. Eric Reddock MSc, C.Eng, MIMMM
If you have a dampness problem, come to us. If you have a renovation problem, come to us. We offer specialist advice on the restoration of residential and agricultural stone buildings, lake construction & farmland conservation.
Working with Lime and stone buildings over the past 30 years
Phone : 07786182257. Email : e.reddock@btinternet.com
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Typical Testimonial
Hi Eric,
Thank you so much for your help. We have agreed that the wall will be rebuilt replacing the mortar with Lime. We are also getting all the plaster taken off replacing it with lime based plaster and then use breathable paint.
Your comments have been most useful. Its good to know someone who knows their stuff.
Cheers
Rich
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Click on article below to read it:
A permanent cure for damp stone walls
Construction of a Lake
Water divining
Subterranean stone walls
Why do stone walls bulge ?
What makes Lime Mortar self healing
What is Breathing of a stone wall - a schematic
© 2007/to/2012 S.E.Reddock, M.Sc., C.Eng.
The principles of eliminating dampness are simple but sometimes overcoming dampness and related problems becomes complicated by circumstances and what has gone before.
When animals are able to breathe unhindered and normally they remain alive and generally well. If one was to prevent an animal breathing by, say, placing a plastic bag over it nose and mouth, then it suffocates and dies. The application of Portland cement and synthetic paints to a lime mortar and stone or brick wall is equivalent to the plastic bag placed over an animal's nose and mouth, they stop the wall breathing and then it becomes damp and dies. It is as simple and straight forward as that.
We get many enquires concerning our charges :
Initial internet and phone enquires and questions are free of charge, thereafter at £80 per hour : site visits are charged at expenses plus £80 per hour. Originally based in Cornwall we are now located on the Welsh English border and cover the whole of the British Isles and western Europe
He is a practicing Materials Scientist and his passion about old buildings and the structural materials used is primarily that of an engineer with the scientific aspects of chemistry and physics involved taking second place to the pleasure of the aesthetics and mechanics of engineering and good design. The use of traditional materials and practices were instilled in him by his father and grand-father in Ireland in the repair of their properties. The traditional practices and materials were the result of many centuries of empirical observations and experience which are now shown by modern academic research to be scientifically sound.
DISCLAIMER:
These notes and web pages are for information and general guidance only and are not to be considered as a complete technical description of the subjects covered. Furthermore, due to the nature of old constructions and the large number of variables that need to be considered it would not be possible to form a judgment based solely on these pages. The author and anyone else representing Reddock Consultancies cannot accept liability for the consequences of anyone acting on the information here given.
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Company number 7846492. Director: Lynne Conway LLB. Principal: Eur Ing Eric Reddock MSc,C.Eng
