Hidden Dampness - how unsuspecting surveyors can be caught out!

Sometimes, damp problems are not easy to detect and find. Many professional surveyors throughout their career will have missed the hidden signs of potential problems. But for the inexperienced surveyor, property professional or student; what exactly are these hidden signs and how can you recognise them?
To find out more, watch the video as we take a look at hidden dampness, sharing tips and guidance to help prevent the unsuspecting surveyor from being ‘caught out’!
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Professional info on dampness: www.property-care.org/homeown...
Homeowner info on dampness: www.property-care.org/profess...
Other dampness related webinars: www.property-care.org/profess...
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What you will learn from the webinar?
- The benefit of taking a holistic approach and the importance of not jumping to conclusions.
- The importance of following to trail to ensure correct diagnosis when investigating damp.
- How to look beyond the obvious to accurately identify the source of unwanted moisture.
- Understanding the limitations of the diagnostic tools available to minimise the risk of incorrect diagnosis.
- The importance of establishing orientation when investigating damp in buildings.
- How to convey your findings to the homeowner/occupier and the benefit of recommending future monitoring to identify unforeseen underlying defects to limit your liability.
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Benefits - Why you should watch the webinar
- Better understanding & knowledge of how you can identify hidden dampness in the future
- Tips and advice to help you look beyond the obvious
- Key insights when using diagnostic tools
- Straightforward online learning while sitting at your desk

[@leejones1551]

Great info for myself as a SAVA learner, Thank you

[@philipoakley5498]

Hoping this will be good. Just moved into a '60's Scottish property just before Christmas and have now found some damp & rot (looking to install some old style telephone extensions and seen the underfloor condensation....). The damp wasn't picked up by the Scottish home report survey (MRICS surveyors) in the high summer months. It looks like its root cause(s) is solum below external soil line, concrete pathways now too close (height-wise) to air bricks, and minimal formal ventilation. Investigations on going..

[@philipoakley5498]

at 27:00 there's a humidity reading of 70%, Oh to get regular numbers that low (though it is winter..). I'll also add there is no extraction in any part of the property (other than the open fire's lum (chimney)). Gonna be interesting;-)