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-Georgian buildings were not built with a damp-proof course (dpc), and most are subject to some rising damp, which is often recognisable by a continuous band of dampness and discolouration on the ground or basement floor, or by efflorescence on the plasterwork.+===== h2 ===== 
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 +Georgian **buildings** were not built with a damp-proof course (dpc), and most are subject to some rising damp, which is often recognisable by a continuous band of dampness and discolouration on the ground or basement floor, or by efflorescence on the plasterwork.
 Unless it is severe, rising damp is not a structural problem, though the damage to plaster and decoration may be unacceptable. There is also a risk of causing dry rot in nearby timber but with adequate ventilation this is slight. Unless it is severe, rising damp is not a structural problem, though the damage to plaster and decoration may be unacceptable. There is also a risk of causing dry rot in nearby timber but with adequate ventilation this is slight.
 Where rising damp does constitute a problem, there are three possible solutions: Where rising damp does constitute a problem, there are three possible solutions:
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