Salt Damp: Salt Attack and Rising Damp Workshop

Heritage SA, part of Department for Environment and Water and the City of Adelaide are coordinating a one day workshop relating to the management and identification of salt damp. Facilitated by David Young OAM, it will be held over one full day on 7 Novemeber at the Old Adelaide Gaol.

The day will commence with a guided tour through the Old Adelaide Gaol. The workshop will be a combination of seminar and "show and tell" learning across the site.

The Salt Damp workshop will cover:

• Understanding salt attack and rising damp

• Good “housekeeping” is fundamental

• Managing mild damp with sacrificial treatments

• How to get the salt out

• Inserting damp-proof courses (DPCs)

• Issues with early cavity walls

• Inserting DPCs in internal walls

• Out of sight: out of mind – below the timber floor

• Repairing plasters and renders

• Repainting with breathable coatings

The session will be inclusive of morning tea/coffee, lunch and afternoon tea/coffee on the day (please advise of dietaries) and related booklet.

Those registering as CPD, the workshop is worth 3 formal CPD points – in accordance with the Architectural Practice Act 2009 (SA).

Access and Parking

Getting There: You can only get to the Old Adelaide Gaol through Bonython Park. Enter Bonython Park from Port Rd and follow the signs.

Parking: Free parking is available for cars onsite at the Old Adelaide Gaol. Use the entry at Port Rd and Phillips St or the Bonython Park Playspace carpark.

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