Say Goodbye to Rising Damp - A Simple Solution!
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Dryrod Damp-Proofing Rods - The Ultimate Rising Damp Treatment
Dryrod Damp-Proofing Rods are patented fibre rods that carry a powerful water-repellent material. They are simply inserted into holes drilled at regular intervals along a mortar course. Once inserted, the rods diffuse their water-repellent material along the mortar course, curing to form an effective barrier to rising damp.
They have been scientifically proven to eliminate rising damp even in highly-saturated walls. This performance has also been internationally tested and approved.
- Eliminates rising damp without needing specialist pumps or injection tools
- Simple installation procedure - Just drill, clear and install
- Outperforms competing treatments, even in highly-saturated walls
- 100% active ingredient patented technology
- Extensively tested and internationally approved
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The old pub in East Hagbourne called the travelers welcome had a unpainted brick exterior. When the property was sold and converted into a house the owners complained about the damp . It was there painting of the old clay bricks stopped the wall from breathing and it was down hill all the way. The solution I told them is to strip off the outside paintwork as that was causing the problem.
I see people here in australia paint old houses and decks with acrylic paint. If it's no maintained, that's the end of the timber... dryrot. The moisture gets in and can't get out. Like wrapping it in plastic. 🤔😎🇦🇺👌
I’ve just been installing the rods. I’ve not done anything like this before. It’s amazingly easy, but hard work for a small female like me. I’ve got the Stormdry express waterproof
mortar to tidy up the holes. It’s always so helpful to have tutorials like these and see what the professionals do. Thank you
"Every day's a school day" must be one of my favourite expressions ever. I love learning! That's why I love this channel. Thanks bro.
Wow! Not seen these rods before and going to check them out. Have progressive damp that looks like its come from old mortar thats crumbled away due to a large bush next to the outer wall. Thanks boys. As you say - every days a school day!
i had severe rising damp on an internal fire breast wall i used the Dryzone rods , 7 months on the wall is Bone dry....thanks to watching one of your videos Roger
The outside skin of brickwork with a cavity was designed with a view to take the rain and then dry out. The air gap between the inner and outer skin may have been bridged with mortar etc on the wall ties. Thus encouraging damp to traverse these "bridges" making the inner wall damp. Insulated cavities use other technology together rid of moisture build-up, ie drip vents in the perpendicular motar lines.
Used it on a terrace chimney breast which was salting on the plaster surface. So far so good. Viewers should note the rods have a best before date as the chemical has an active ingredient so there is a shelf life to unopened rods
Good to lmow buddy I may get these to help our issue I believe similar to yours .
Same here got the rods, and about to do it over the weekend. Did you chase off ALL the plaster upto say a metre? Or just tidy it up and repaint?
How have you found having the rods in? Has it worked?
The external cement render is probably a big contributor, not vapour permeable. Well done on putting the "french drains" in that's definitely going to help.
As an architect following investigation if the root cause of the damp cannot be identified and remedied on site, then we sometimes specify an injected DPC resin system into the masonry applied at around 150mm above floor level. Internally we then specify 2 coats of a painted waterproof coating system, whether it be bitumen based or liquid tanking applied to the exposed brick/block from the floor level up to and 50mm above the injected DPM line so that their is a continuous barrier at the base of a wall if water is trying to move upward. However, we would then specify a lime plaster scratch coat and finishing coat as it allows the plaster to breath compared to standard gypsum plasters. Lime plaster is used in damp and cold environments like churches as it doesnt show any inherent damp or tide marks visually caused by a damp masonry substrate.
Could you make a video on this
I was trying to remember what these were called from your last video on these for a a couple of clients I need them for, good timing.
super helpful thanks, I like that tube on the cement drill bit trick. I'm new to using the Bosch Bulldog and I find it's quite easy to accidentally overdrill (once the stop bar wasn't fully locked and moved on me, and once I changed from a 12mm to a 14mm bit and didn't realize they were slightly different lengths). I assumed it's cause I'm a noob, but I like those tricks that take the thinking/fussing out of work.
Many drills come with a depth stop does same thing tbh but def good idea
I just use a piece of yellow frog tape on my drill bits to mark the length. Easy
Love your vids always so informative. Thank you.👍
brilliant info and vid guys
Superb stuff. Proper Craftsmen, total professionals
WOW….Must be the only house of cavity construction without a physical damp proof course. At least eliminate bridging of the damp proof course by plaster, solid floor, or debris within the cavity…. What about drains, or even a mains leak. All of these are common problems that an averagely competent damp specialist should eliminate to find the root cause🤷 not a dig Roger, but you have massive following that you normally educate. I’ve learnt plenty from your vids over the years though 👍
Couldn't agree more. Taking the skirting off and having a quick check for bridging could of saved that customer a fair bit of money.
@@coxy1984 but that doesn't sell damp proof rods!
totally! find the root cause.
I live in a house 20 years younger than the one in the video. The dpc is slate as was normal in those days but the sides of the chimneys and window bays bridge the cavities. There is only so much you can do!
My 130 year old house surprisingly has cavity walls. But no dampproof course. Or foundations. They just laid big flagstones on the earth and started building the walls on top. The soil is only about 14 inches below the floor. It's very very damp.
Thank god I saw your video. My old house was built in 1880 and suffers, 😭 so do I because of the damp! So cheers 😁
This is such fantastic information
Brilliant option 👏
I used these on my garage wall but miscalculated the wall thickness and drilled straight into my winter tyres.
Brilliant video. I've just bought the kit and it arrived today. I wondered if you or any of your subscribers could tell me what the opposite end of the rod cutter is used for? Thanks
Magic. Thanks for the video
Thank you for your another great video
Great video, I've never heard of them, great when you explain how they work too. Thanks
Geat video thanks. How do you know you've hit the mortar line on the inside wall ?
Wow, zero downsides, caveats or bad user experiences! I Enjoyed that infomercial, and I’ve immediately ordered 300 of them 😵💫. Order now, and receive a free set of steak knives!
great video + great feedback on Amazon too
Key moment at 1:49 "we decorated the outside to stop any penetrating damp". Presumably with the bitumen? The salts on the inside wall look fairly recent so it is plausible that they only appeared AFTER the bitumen was applied. Bitumen won't let the bricks breathe naturally so the salts (carried via moisture) have to go somewhere. Was the bitumen applied as a response to damp issues elsewhere? But yes, would agree with other comments that the source needs to be established first eg remove the skirting, check for bridging of plaster to floor, floor coverings, floor, water/drain pipes etc.
but its a cavity wall. so the main issue in these houses is rubble and cavity wall insulation - it's an absolute must to inspect the cavity - should always take out a few bricks
I agree, the second I heard him say they had painted the outside I was thinking a different way to Roger. Sounds like the mositure is pushing out around the sides of the slab. I would ease off the skirting boards and check the plasterboard wasn't touching the slab also. First time I've disagreed with Roger however
Will this technique work if you have damp coming in from above.I have s flat under s house snd damp comes in from soil surrounding and from associated contact with steps and structures above?
Yes.. very simple 👍🏻
amazing video. thank you.
Thanks Roger! Am just confronting a cowboy job without any damp coursing on a new build that some expert wants to use paste on. Problem is that one whole external wall can't be accessed. Since those rods can be inserted from inside - problem solved.
I believe the small amount of damp would be dispersed if you had sandblasted the useless bitumen coating off to let the wall breath. Also cleaning out the debris from the cavity would solve this. Pointing the holes with cement rather than lime mortar will also not help the wall breath. Last job we did was an old Manse that was dripping wet. We dug out the floors and fitted underfloor heating . After cutting 3 foot sections through the 9 inch solid walls with a concrete chain saw . Fitted 9 inch dpc through the wall repointed and came back 2 weeks later to cut out the 3 foot in between and over lapted the pieces of dpc THen did the 4 inch internal walls the same way . So the whole house was sliced through and a perfect damp barrier installed. 3 chains used at £290 each. Saw cost 2 grand. Was water fed so a messy job. You could sell the saw on after doing the job. Doubt you can hire these. Brilliant tool slices concrete/ mortar like butter. The only way to do a perfect damp cure on an old house. Phil
Hi Phil
I have one of those saws but you can cut out lime mortar with a block saw of recip saw with tile cutting blade. I don't like the bitumen but the damp is on the inner skin so your theory is not applicable to that. The damp was there before the bitumen. breathe not breath.
@Skill Builder hi mate love your channel so informative and how you meet woth other skilled people . I'm a qualified brickie I do mostly jobs I fit in around main job 4 now (family and security wins here ) I can run my hand over bottom of front room above skirts and paint will be kn my hand it's clearly not dry snd tbh fed up of trying to make good that wall .
I've in the past (past house with an ex) had damp done . And a good job was done. That time the walls were hacked off a metre up and tanked and replastered. . I think those pods be an easier place to start 4 now I'm not to bad at plastering but if I can get it done easier I'd like to . And maybe a water proofer on outer skin. But bearing in mind I have a pebble dashed house with 100mm gap at bottom where red tile has been fixed(easily removed)
Hi! do you such works? How can I contact you to carry out such works? Do you cover W2 area in London or know anyone who does?
Your channel is amazing! Thanks for everything you are doing!
Hoping to move into an old Victorian place soon and damp is an issue in the rear section which is basically half the house underground.
Do you think these could be installed internally as well and plastered back over?
Great info guys,.. thanks for sharing'
Great video, thanks. Spoke to the dryrod people who said that attempting to hit the inner wall perps from the outside was hit and miss. I note this is what is done in the video. If it works, it is a far better for the owner than having to do from the inside, potentially removing kitchen units and all the rest of it. Every had any issues with the outside in approach? Thanks
LOL, was the "blood pressure" comment from you, Dylan? Great content as always, boys. I learn so much from your channel, and you make me laugh into the bargain. Keep it up, lads!
Hi Roger
Wonder if you can help I need to do the dry damp rods but don’t have a mortar line to drill in to as it’s all rendered up .
Thank you
Regards
Ali
Interesting, many thanks!
I have had the exact same problem on a Victorian built house 1911. The plasterer said it was salts but its come back after. This video is brilliant but is it 9 inches for all houses that need to be drilled? Thanks
Wow, thanks, never heard of this.
My thought's....many cavity walled houses I have worked on had the BPC bridged by decades of debris, the solution is take out a few bricks at intervals scuff your arms to pieces getting in there to clear the Debis to below BPC, one I did has 400mm built up!!!, then put in several air brick's along the wall, no return of internal damp after severe years, keep the solution simple in keeping with the construction of the building.
Thanks gents. Just subbed
Thanks for the sub!
Hi we've had vinyl floor in the passage there was damp in the floor so we had a damp proof membrane and finding slight damp coming up surrounding walls. Will the rods be enough to sort the issue? Thanks
Excellent, clearly explained video, as always. These dry rods seem to be a pretty good product, I'll have to get some.😃😃
Hi Roger, I've literally just ordered these rods as I'm currently converting our basement and adding an extension onto the house, the house is 2 story at the front and 3 at the back, the basement was an open area before from garden level. The walls of the house are brick cavity which go all the way to basement, DPC level was 600mm basement level, I have used tanking slurry to waterproof the internal walls then foam grabbed 37mm insulation plasterboards on. I drilled a hole through cavity wall this morning which was the original external wall now part of interior as extended out 2.4m. The external bricks (now internal) were damp, so I've ordered these sticks and tanked tat wall too. Any help advise would be much appreciate. Cheers Lee
Tanking a damp/wet wall is only hiding the problem! The answer is to let the moisture naturally out by using a properly breathable lime plaster and mineral based paints which also breathe properly. By tanking the walls you'll trap the moisture in and the salts from the ground will eventually cause the bricks to crumble. The se dry rods might stop further moisture ingress, but you've got to let the existing moisture out!
Will these rods dampproof the last inch as if you think the damp could be seeping up from inside floor it could still make its way up through the inside inch the rods never covered....
Roger i have problem on reveal next to my patio which as sodden one piece of m d f but not showing sign of damp on brickwork reveal
What can I do about this happening on an internal wall of a 300 year old house? The wall in question is the original external wall but with an extension built approx 40 years ago, hope that makes sense! Thank you for your time and great video as always
Watch Peter ward videos. Don’t drill holes in the walls etc etc
What if the inside wall was block and the mirror line did not match ...will the rods still create barrier on inside wall?
What if block was used for both walls ...can I drill I to old dpc..insert rods and create new barrier or next mortor line above old dpc...which would seem pointless to stop damp
Outside drain below house foundation and waterproofing the foundation is really the first and number one option but the concrete/brick can hold in water for many months
Can this be used inside homes? Between two walls that divide one house from another?
good team there!
Good video Roger, get that block paving up and get some resin down to help with the water away 😂😂😂
Would dry rods work in a stone built house. Our house. has 1m thick walls and we have a damp problem.
Got a question, on the second floor we have very old plaster that has a dusty surface, what causes that ? can a pva solution be brushed onto the plaster to stabilise it ? thanks
Excellent Viedo Rodger, I recently purchased a Dry Rod kit to tackle rausing damp in my 175 year old sandstone home. Great to see a job start to finish done buy a professional. I now feel more confident in tackling this job myself. Thanks, I love your content. Reg
I have used the dry rods, and I'm still having issues. I even put a second layer under the floor on my Victorian terrace in Brixton. What would be your other suggestion? Re-render with Slka 1 on the interior or add a membrane-like your other video?
I am sorry to hear that DryRods haven't solved your problem.
Can you send me photographs? I will come and look if you like because I am not far away but I would need to film if for Skill Builder
@@SkillBuilderno problem at all. How would you like me to send the photos?
do these work on stone walls also? probably it is better to do some filling/injecting of the cavities first (usually, stone walls have gaps in the middle etc), so this thing can disperse via fillings, right?
thank you.
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"We decorated the outsides" There is the issue right there, they've locked the moisture into the walls and it can't get out. So they've charged the customer for causing a damp issue, then charged them again to try and cure it. If you took the paint off you'll find the brickwork is sopping wet. Looking in the background in the first few seconds shows similar houses with no paint on them, i'd be asking them if they have any issues first.
Completely agree. Good intentions, lack of research.
And you know what happens to brick when you lock in the moisture, the brick will eventually fall apart, collapse and some moisture through evaporation may still escape into the cavity air space, especially if there is no decent ventilation.
@lksf9820 True, they also didn't say anything about the temperature in the room. If it "feels cold." Already an indication if a cement render was used along with obvious question if the issues were there before.
Why do we need to DPC the external leaf, as this wastes the rod material. Surely the internal leaf is sufficient? The externals can dry from wind and good drainage? Am I missing something? maybe they drill almost through both leafs as they cannot do the job from the inside?
How do then deal with the hygroscopic dampness in the internal plaster🤔
I have a similar situation but on stone cavity walls. Can this be applied in the same way ? Regards
Can't find any info as to inserting these into block at dpc level
Hi. I have an internal wall in a bedroom of an old cottage, that is built with stones. It’s is a cupboard at present but I want to convert it to an up stair toilet and sink. The out side walls are good and a new roof and tiles have been replaced.
The inner wall gets damp in a lot of cold or wet weather. My question is, can I fit dry rods in the wall from inside the house. Many Thanks.
Be brutal. Check rainwater down pipes under the ground at the point of dampness. Take out some plinth bricks to see the cavity detail and to check for a d.p.c. Dig a trench at same location for clues. Lift that room flooring and do the same; dig down below expected d.p.c. height to investigate build details. Use your technical X-ray specs (knowledge) and using process of elimination to eventually come up with a permanent solution.
Specifically in the video, that plinth paint is definitely not helping, plus the wall paint; what type is it? There’s a lot more things you can do, but each building has it’s problems and solutions. It’s having the knowledge and experience to solve them.
Help!
Hi I’ve got rising damp from a block internall wall , but it’s bin layed on a concrete pad, , how do i get around this please ??
We have rising damp on a cobb wall cottage . Can we use rods ?
Would you use the rods on a single wall construction?
Bridged cavity is the arch enemy of all walls but very nice skilled job done here
The best.
Will these dry rods work with a stone built house ? Our mortar is not in a straight line like brick.
Dryrods permeate through mortar joints..i worked for Surrey timber preservation for 40 years..also called Gulliver' timber treatment run by roger Gulliver' 👍
Hi fella if you had a fry patch in the middle of a wall. Would these work
I bought this product, but for me it is going to be a bit more complicated because the walls are 70 cm. I had to buy a lot of these rods. I hope they work. In addition I bought special hydraulic lime and a special paint.
My house was built in a slight dip where rain pooled looking back I remember the carpet underlay would always smell damp. many years later far past the 10 year NHBC Its still damp. and smells damp. I missed the chance to get it properly surveyed by a soil specialist I imagine its lost alot of value due to this. Is all Lost for me?
we have rising damp. Had it for 15 years and now really want it sorted. The floor is concrete and that is damp and we can see mould forming on the carpet tiles. Is there anything which can be done (a treatment) for the floor? Then paint the brick work outside to stop penetrating damp...? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Interesting, so for this job it's purely exterior? You don't have to do this on the inside?
Is this limited to external walls or can it be used on internal shared wall as have what looks like rising damp on shared wall with neighbours house
Can Dry Rods only be used on brick walls. My walls stone. Would they still work?
I had dampness on an upstairs bedroom wall caused by cracks in the render. I was told the wall had to have breathable paint to let the moisture out. After two years of problems I bought some wet rot hardener that is basically a very liquid plastic. I sprayed it on the outside of the wall with a cheap hand sprayer (thrown away afterwards) two months later and the inside wall is almost dry. I am painting over it with some stain block paint then normal masonry paint. Saved me a fortune in re rendering costs.
Right on man. Want a job done right? Think about it, ask questions, then do it yourself.
May I ask what brand you bought? I have the same issue now
@@UnseenSpirit Hi, it was Ronseal wet rot hardner for wood. Buy the larger size as it works out cheaper. Make sure to wear a good mask and eye protection if spraying chemicals like this. You can paint it on with a brush, but beware as it’s extremely liquid (just like water) so can be messy.
@@jimh4072 hi Buddy, thanks for that. I'll look into it. Seems serious stuff so I'll have to becareful for sure
Clear cavities to ground level are key. Especially in the corners. The drive to "save the planet" by turning your house into a fluff filled hamster house will have a negative impact on your house. Like the pipe over the drill bit tip. I'd leave the drill holes to vent.
Are these inserted above the damp course.
...that's hard core right there, tasting the salting, which i believe is the same as what we call "efflorescence" in the USA. i'm here seeking answers, to seal or not to seal the concrete block foundation in my 1950s home, seal from the outside, or seal from the inside? then, what to seal it with? i've watched lots of videos, read lots of comments. mixed answers about this.
What membrane should be put in the floor to control rising damp
I have a random stone home how do I use dry rods when the mortar joints are random all over the place
You can't make an effective dpc in random mortar courses. You can, however reduce the moisture in those parts that will allow a row of Dryrods. It won't be perfect but it will help
By "decorating" the outside wall with what looks like modern plastic paint all you've done is seal in any moisture in the wall. It's like putting on a plastic mac immediately after a shower. The bitumen on the brick plinth will have the same effect. The concrete floor will likely just push more moisture into the walls which now can't escape because of the coatings and those damp sticks you've just fitted (if they work at all). This house looks like it has had everything done that you should never do to an old house. I bet someone has done the pointing in OPC as well.
Great vid showing your techniques but Cement is one of the main reasons those old buildings suffer from damp, using lime based mortor is so essential to maintain breathability throughout an old house
You can avoid that by only painting the walls when they are fully dry, after months of hot dry weather, difficult that in the UK. Masonry waterproofing liquid rather than bitumen paint is the thing to use, it's breathable and rain washes off the wall meaning the walls above the DPC will be much drier and the house warmer. Or try breathable masonry paint.
@@benedictearlson9044 Waterproofing liquid is the worst thing to use on old porous bricks because, like plastic paint, it only seals moisture IN. Remember that water exists as a vapour as well as a liquid and if that vapour condenses in a cold wall (i.e one below the dew point) then those coatings will only stop it evaporating. That's when you start getting damp pushed through internally. If the water freezes it'll spall the outer brick face. The only paint you should ever use on old brick is limewash. The trick to treating damp in an old property is to accept that the fabric probably will get damp and doing your best to help that moisture evaporate with ventilation and appropriate materials.
@@gilespanton9354 Absolutely, where I live there are soft sandstone buildings literally dissolving away through the use of cement.
Great comment, it amazes me how many mistakes people make when it comes to damp.
Do these work on granite walls ie a French property thanks in advance
I will definitely look into this method for use on older solid wall properties which predominate in London. But I must say that although you mentioned it might be the problem, you didnt clean the cavity out, and in your other damp proofing videos you have said that damp proofing firms scam you into giving them work when all you needed was to clean the cavity out? With these rods presumably there's no guarantee from the manufacturer that they will do the job as they will hide behind the fact that the insertion process is beyond their control? So if the cavity is blocked with mortar, and a good few are let's face it, does this method damp proof the rubble in the cavity also?! And no mention of the existing DPC. Presumably you couldn't find one or its buried below the yard paving, solution being to lower the external ground levels but the surveyor advising you when you bought it should of course have pointed that out. And painting an external wall to keep water out will also keep dampness in, damp walls should not be painted even with a cavity in my experience.
We have a 1830s cottage sandstone construction a new roof and gutters and we had a problem with rising damp on the back wall, so I used stormseal on the said wall the damp has now moved from the back wall to the upstairs partition wall it's baffling the house has been refinished top to bottom can't work out were it comes from .Perhaps a dehumidifier up stairs will solve it ?
I think you need to consider that it is condensation.
Smashing
Do these work on concrete walls?
Hello, i am about to do my walls as the original dpc seems to have failed. This was done to the brick. How far from the original dpc should I insert the dry rods? Will this help reinforce the original dpc?
Thanks
Why do you think the original dpc has failed? It is very unusual for that to happen
Ive had a couple of guys come to take a look and they both recommended me a damp proof course. They are cavity walls and damp is visible from inside the house in different rooms. From the outside you can see white and green moss right below the original damp dpc. I am really confused now as I was hoping it'd be a straight answer
Do you place below dpc or above??
If you have a dpc it is unlikely to have failed. Look for other causes first
What's the update, did it do the job?
please I want to learn more about rising dump
Im getting a little bit of that salt in a upstairs toilet room in 2 or 3 locations around the top and side of a window... its not much and not large amounts, maybe 3-5 inches max.... what could this be? Im guessing it cant be rising damp as it would effect the downatairs also? Any ideas?
Can you do a video on the digging of a French drain mentioned in thus ?
Loads of vids on French drains on RUclips. Although some say you shouldn't put one right against the house. Fecked if I know. Like so many things building related there's lots of conflicting info.
Sorry if I've made matters worse! But the RUclips vids would at least give you an idea.
OK for a cavity wall but what about old stone walls?
When you get time would it be possible to explain how the floor could spread the damp up the wall , and correct floor insulation. Thanks 😊
Will do
It might have been a timber floor that rotted out & replaced by pouring a concrete floor that doesn't allow the damp to evaporate before it reaches floor level, I dobt that it would have been a flagstone floor in a house that was built with cavity walls, I certainly agree that damp, low down on a cavity wall is likely to be debris in the cavity.
Thanks Gary
Hi I got the same problem on the walls but my floor is wood suspended on beams with a cavity under. My walls outside are pebble dashed rendered how would i drill the rods into that without knowing where the morter line is, is it possible Thanks.
Removing the cement render wall so the walls can breathe would be a good start in a addressing any trapped moisture, rather than masking inherent issues.