Easy DIY Solution to Treat Rising Damp in Walls

Dryrod Damp Proofing Rods

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Roger uses one of his favourite products for treating rising damp internally in brick walls.

We show you how to treat damp walls in an old house internally with Dryrod from Safeguard Europe, their latest development in Rising Damp treatment. Dryrod provides a highly effective damp-proof course even in saturated internal walls. This results in salts in the wall being less mobile and therefore less able to migrate further into the plaster.

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[sunsetyellow]

Brilliant! Just completed my first 10 rods. I'm a woman with zero experience. Kit comes with 50 rods, a cutter, a drill bit and Stormdry mortar in a tube. I'm proud of myself. 😊

[SheyEdlingtonDouglas]

Roger I love your videos. I am watching 24/7. I just bought my bungalow and it is in a real mess with damp. I'm getting old and a bit fragile, little money, but hey ho I am going to have a go at this a bit at a time. You have encouraged me greatly to do this job. Much gratitude for all your help and skills. Bless you.

[geoffhunt]

Most modern damp proofing chemicals work in theory and this is a very good demonstration of how some can be applied by any non qualified person to walls with no plaster finishes or floor and wall joint problems. I do feel that for balance Roger should clarify how he determined the wall was actually suffering only from rising damp as this is the main reason why so many applications and interventions go wrong because of misdiagnosis. I think Rogers assessment is probably right but he has years of experience. The take home is this: once you have accurately diagnosed rising damp it is relatively easy to resolve but the cost and assessment to know it can only be rising damp is a bigger issue. I agree that Dry zone is a great product in the right hands and is a good remedy if only rising damp on bare walls is confirmed by proper assessment.

[johnlowe]

Did this to my house just over a year ago now. Has stopped our kitchen wall crumbling from the bottom up on the inside. I agree with comments that there is often a "root cause" to also deal with. But I didn't fancy tearing my driveway up so if this sorts it for at least a few years until I can then sounds good to me! (I have no reason to believe it won't last much longer). Cheap and easy to do.

[TheOriginal_BigMac]

I had this done about 10 years ago in Australia. Then salt retardant went into the render. Never had a problem again. Love your work Rog!

[Rootythest]

Rogers a top guy. Give great advice. He doesn't prattle on, gets straight to it.

[garethwilliams]

my livingroom suffered from rising damp and i used these rods and it cured the problem they do work well

[jamesbarry]

would love to see a follow up on this . as a stonemason working with old buildings day in, day out, i highly suspect you've not cured this damp problem

[vascularlab]

Great video Roger. You make it possible for us novice DIY folk to get jobs done in the house without paying a fortune.

[sarahallum]

DIY kits are so easy to use I live in a stone cottage going from room to room house drying out!!

[thomasalexander]

Hi. Thanks for the video.
A few questions. Does this work for brick wall only, i.e. can the same technique be applied to a breeze block or a cinder block? If yes, do you still need to drill at 120mm intervals - into the block itself and not the mortar joint as it may be?
Can you fit these from the outside of the house?
Also, if there's an old failing waterproofing membrane, should I drill above or below it?
Cheers.

[theondebray]

Firstly I would go around outside to see the possible reasons for the damp, & what could be done to alleviate the ingression, as I have done on a number of properties.

[WattWood]

I used a similar product on a house a few years ago and it worked a treat

[runthomas]

thanks so much....i have rising damp and cant afford to pay the guys to fix it ....im going to try this...
you my friend are a blessing to mankind

[metratone]

How does this work on cavity walls for inserting rods for spacing purposes. I don't suppose there is something simular like this that can fill up gabs in a brick wall that can be done from inside?

[ProgNosis_JD]

Thanks Roger. I'm looking at a house that is constructed out of modern bricks, which are not completely solid (i.e have hollow cavities. I guess these bricks are cheaper to make, of course). Would you know if this technique would work well on walls contructed with these types of bricks as well as the traditional solid bricks we all know? Cheers.

[vinvin]

Yet another EXCELLENT video from Roger. Always an enjoyable informative experience. Keep up the great videos.

[LLythyrcaru]

Thank you Roger, I have a huge issue with rising damp and I have been quoted over 10K to probably do what you recommended, I will give it a go, Many thanks for all your great videos.

[masherco]

Nice to see the old Panasonic sds in action

[tonykelpie]

We had a chemical damp proof course injected in a 102 year old house in 1992; when we removed the skirting board and plaster 25 years later it was obvious that the damp proof course was working well