damp walls
Moisture-laden vertical structures
Damp walls are walls that have absorbed moisture, whether from leaks, condensation, or rising groundwater.
The phrase appears constantly in discussions of housing problems, mold prevention, and building maintenance: The landlord ignored complaints about damp walls for months.
Damp walls can cause structural damage, health issues, and that characteristic musty smell of neglected buildings.
- moldForm-giving container
- black moldHazardous indoor fungal growth
- mildewFungus from dampness
- mustyStale from dampness
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
moisture · peeling · plaster · basement · wet basement · cellar · seepage · poor drainage · water damage · rot · cold · clammy · stains · fungus · leaky · dripping · crumbling · paint
- cave stuffcave art, cave paintings, stalactites, stalagmites, bats
- musty smellsdank, fusty, mildew, mold smell, mold spores
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition