There are a few visible signs of damp, although it often goes undetected. However, in older or empty properties, this made become detectable through its smell. These include peeling paint and wallpaper, crumbling plaster, mould growth, black spots or spores on walls and ceilings, and rotting skirting boards and flooring.
Lochailort
Lochailort is a community in Scotland that lies at the head of Loch Ailort, a sea loch, on the junction of the Road to the Isles (A830) in between Ft William and Mallaig with the A861 in the direction of Salen and Strontian. It is served by Lochailort train station on the West Highland Line. Neighboring is Lochailort Inn, a hostelry, as well as Our Lady of the Braes, a tiny Roman Catholic church that was consecrated in 1874 yet little secondhand since 1964 as Sunday Mass is celebrated in the church at Inverailort House which is located on the contrary side of the loch.