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This project is sponsored by Property Repair Systems. In this guide find out the best methods of how to cure cold spots and cold walls in your house, including solutions for cold spots on interior and external walls. Cold spots can cause damp and mould to appear on your walls, which left unattended can result in damage to plaster and internal decoration. Their causes can be various but fortunately most are reasonably easy to cure, so if you have cold spots in your house then read on and find out how to get them sorted.

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In the majority of cases there are only a few reasons why cold spots and damp spots appear on walls. These are listed below along with details on the effects that cold and damp walls can have on your living space. If after reading this guide you would still like some additional expert advice give Property Repair Systems a call on In the case of a Hygroscopic Salt issue hygroscopic meaning water attracting , these can sometimes be more pronounced around a chimney breast.

Burning fuels produces mineral and tar by-products, among them hygroscopic salts, and these can over time seep through walls and on to the internal surface of the walls. This means that hygroscopic salt issues are generally more likely on chimney breasts, and that this may well be the cause of your damp wall issue if you have a chimney in your room.

Because hygroscopic salts are moisture attracting, this means that any salt deposits will create damp patches that come and go — this is another good indicator for hygroscopic salts being your issue or at least part of your issue. Issue — As you may know, wall ties are inserted between courses of brick and effectively tie the two walls in a cavity wall together, which allows them to support each other. At the time of construction, mortar used to build the walls can fall and land on wall ties within the cavity.

Over time this mortar can collect other rubbish, dust particles and moisture and then provide this moisture a direct route on to the internal cavity wall — a Cold Bridge. This creates a difference in temperature around the affected area compared with the rest of the wall a cold spot on the wall which can cause condensation which can then turn the cold spot into a damp spot too. Wall ties can also rust due to prolonged exposure to moisture and water. When this happens, the rusting process can cause the tie to expand, causing the mortar that the tie is sitting in to break up, which creates a gap in the external wall.

This in turn allows cold air and moisture to penetrate the external wall and access the inner cavity wall, again causing a cold spot on the interior wall which can attract condensation and become damp. The wall ties between two walls can become thermal bridges and cause the mortar in the walls to break, creating cold spots on the walls.

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Fix — The only way to properly inspect the issue and fix it is to locate the suspect wall tie the best method for this is to hire a metal detector so that you can accurately pin point it, probably around the area where the damp patches are. Once you have located the wall tie inspect the area around it for damage to mortar etc… Now remove one or two bricks from the outside wall information on this can be found in our Replacing a Damaged Brick Project NOTE: If the tie is dirty then clean it off thoroughly, removing any debris or mortar that may be present.

If you find that your wall tie is rusty and has started to crack the supporting mortar then it will need replacing with a new one to prevent further cold and damp issues and restore the support to the wall. For instruction on how to do this see our Replacing Wall Ties project. In the event that you have rusting wall ties this could be a sign that water is getting in at another location, so you will also need to thoroughly check and locate the source of any leaks and get them repaired. If left unattended this could cause huge issues later down the line.

You can find more information on detecting a leak in our Tracing a Leak project. Issue — For anyone that has looked at getting their cavity walls insulated you will probably know from just a brief search online that this can be a bit hit and miss in terms of success. There are quite a few companies out there that being diplomatic may not necessarily have the correct skill set, knowledge what insulation to use, as there are several different types, and in what situations they should be used, size of holes that should be drilled and in what locations etc… or tools to do it properly.

If you are looking to get this done, make sure that you do your research first. The effects of a poor job can be extensive. If the cavity is not filled to the correct height etc… and gaps are left in the fill then this can cause temperature variations and cold spots in your walls, which as we have outlined previously can cause condensation, mould growth, hygroscopic salts, damp spots and other issues. Done properly, cavity wall insulation can give huge benefits, mostly in the form of a warmer home and lower energy bills. You can find out more about cavity wall insulation on our Cavity Wall Insulation page.

Fix — As with the wall ties issue above, the only real way to check that this is causing your cold spots is to remove a couple of bricks from the outside wall directly opposite your cold spot or damp spot on the interior wall. If you are unlucky enough to find that gaps and air spaces are present in your insulation then there is not really a lot that can be done other than getting installers in to do a re-injection this may require the removal of the original insulation.

Your best bet is to consult with a reputable cavity insulation company and see what they suggest, again be sure to to do your research to find a reliable company. Issue — The cause of this is really in the name. This issue occurs when damp and moisture penetrates a surface and affects those surfaces behind it. In most situations this is the result of failure in the pointing between the bricks or blocks of the outside wall, spalling cracked and crumbling brick faces or cracking in any facing render.

In other words, a compromise in the integrity of the protective outside wall. Moisture and water that can then penetrate the wall can in some instances also bring in salts from the brickwork that go on to cause their own problems.

These salts are then left on the surface as raised, crunchy deposits on and in your plaster that can split your plaster. Damp spots on your wall are usually also cold spots by their nature because damp walls lose heat three times faster than dry walls. Again, this attracts moisture which condenses on the damp spot to make the situation worse.

Fix — If you find that you have damaged pointing mortar then it will need replacing see our Pointing and Repointing Mortar project for more information. Any damaged or spalling bricks will also need replacing. This is a fairly straightforward job and more information can be found in our Replacing a Damaged Brick project on the link above. When it comes to damaged render this will also need to be fixed.

In some cases render cracks can be repaired using suitable filler and the join sealed afterwards, but this repair will always be visible in most instances, even if you paint it. If you are not too concerned about this, then this could be an option. If you have numerous cracks running all over the face of your render then the best option is to hack it all off and re-render ensuring that the surface wall is correctly prepared clean all mortar joints, face of the wall power wash if possible , remove any paint, and paint the wall with SBR bonding slurry. You may be thinking that a complete re-render is expensive and you would be right!

Issue — Another cause of damp spots and cold spots in your room can be the presence of pipes, wires or fixings within the wall itself. Likewise, an electrician may choose to run some wiring possibly lighting related from a light switch, up the cavity and over the ceiling to a lighting fixture. This is not necessarily the best way to do things but it does happen. Similarly there can be a massive amount of fixings, bolts and screws that are attached to the internal walls of a property, i. When this happens, any moisture or water that is present in the void, whether from leaks in your roof or cracks in your mortar, can have a direct path to the surface of the inside wall by settling on and running along the fixing, causing damp spots and cold spots on your interior wall.

This issue can be a good indication that you are suffering from a leak somewhere, so at this point it would be a very good idea to carry out a thorough investigation and locate the source of any leaks and fix them. Any gaps around your fixings will also allow water and cold air into your void, which will contribute to any damp or cold spot issues you are having. Pipes that run through your cavity can transport water to your internal wall and create cold and damp areas.

The first course of action is to remove the protruding object from the wall and correctly fill the hole using a suitable solid filler if removal is possible. If it is not possible to remove the object e. In this instance use flexible filler as the pipe work will likely expand and contract. Fill any gaps around fixings and pipes in your walls with a flexible filler to stop water and air from entering the cavity and causing cold spot issues. Issue — This is typically caused by a water or moisture leak.

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The leak itself can draw the salts present in bricks, blocks etc…. This can be more apparent around chimney breasts chimney salts where the action of burning fuels releases minerals, among them hygroscopic salts, that can condense on the inside of a chimney breast. Typically they will leave a yellowy brown residue due to the tars that are released from materials such as wood during the burning process. These salts are hygroscopic in nature moisture attracting and not only manifest themselves as a white salty substance staining the surface of your chimney breast but also attract moisture from the ambient air within a room, creating damp spots and cold spots and even whole cold interior walls.

Hygroscopic salts created by the burning of fuel in your chimney can cause damp and cold patches to appear on your chimney breast and walls.

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These salts are deposited on the wall when a damp issue is present in your wall — when the moisture evaporates from the surface of your wall, it leaves these salts behind. These salts are usually created as a result of a leak or severe damp issue, and they can blow your plaster right off the wall. Fix — If your salts are hygroscopic, that is, if your damp patches come and go, and there are no other damp issues apart from that, take a look at the state of your plaster.

This will stop the salts appearing — once it is dry, you can then redecorate.

If your salts are hygroscopic but your plaster is blown, you will have to strip the plaster off and treat the underlying wall with salt neutraliser instead — you can get salt neutraliser that you paint directly onto the wall, a salt neutraliser that is already included in the plaster you are using to replaster, or a salt neutraliser that you can add to your plaster mix.

Take a look further down this page for fixes for different moisture sources. Once this is done, you will then have to dry the area out, removing any damp spots on the walls and taking as much time as needed, in some cases several months.

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Heaters, ventilation, fans and dehumidifiers can help with this. Once completely dry assess the damage — there is a chance that if your damp spots are fairly minor then any plaster present or surface decoration will have survived once dry. If this is the case then you can leave the old plaster on and just treat for salts before redecorating.

Once the neutraliser coat on the wall is dry, you can then redecorate. If the damp has caused any staining on your walls, you can use a Stain and Damp primer on the area first to prevent the stains from showing through the newly decorated surface. Again, as with all things there are a great number of suitable products available on the market but we tend to use PRS Ultra Stain and Damp Primer Paint. In most cases any consistent water or moisture ingress and damp spots to a plastered surface will damage it beyond easy repair and cause it to blow off of the wall so it will all need to be hacked off, removing the damaged area and also any affected areas around it.

With all the plaster removed, allow any further damp areas beneath to dry thoroughly and where hygroscopic salts are present, treat with a salt neutraliser. You can get a pre-mixed salt neutraliser and plaster mix or you can get salt neutraliser that you can add to the plaster mix as mentioned above. In extreme salt conditions it may also be necessary to apply not only the salt neutraliser but also an air gap membrane to prevent further salts from penetrating the plastered surface. These air gap or mesh membranes are effectively insulated and pitted plastic sheets that form an insulating barrier between your wall and the decorated surface.

Now that you have dealt with your cold spot and damp spot causes, dried the area and removed any affected materials and prepped with a suitable product to prevent any further issues you can now replaster. Medregal suddently stopped in his tracks and turned around. We were just the ones fortunate enough to see this grand design, years in the making, come to fruition. With the help of the shards, we carved this door in a mountainside and were able to link it to the Afterworld by sacrificing all the members of our group.

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