Step by step
- Photograph the affected elevation in daylight, with a close-up of the deposit and the wall base.
- Check the ground level against the DPC and whether air bricks are clear, those are defects on their own.
- Record it as an observation with low severity and the wording 'monitor; re-inspect after winter'.
- If it recurs after brushing, or there is damp inside, raise it to medium with the probable cause.
The app's wording setting can call every item an observation, which is the honest word for this one. The AI draft will usually grade efflorescence low and say so in the recommendation; agree or change it.
Related questions
How do I remove efflorescence?
Dry brushing once the wall has dried; never wash it while the salts are still coming out. Most of it weathers off on its own.
Can I fail it on a handover walk?
Fail the causes, a bridged DPC, blocked air bricks, no weep holes, not the deposit. Record the deposit as an observation.
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