Recent content by Christien

Thanks, can I use broken terracotta plant pots to plug the holes? Kind regards Christine

Hi, thanks both for your reply. I have a bag of gravel, could I pack the hole with that and sand and cement the outside which is brick and then just use a filler for the inside? Can I buy sand and cement already mixed?? I also have a redundant slightly bigger hole on the same wall that served...

Hi Woody, what would you suggest? Could i half fill it with foam and then mortar the rest on the outside wall? Kind regards Christine

Hi, any ideas on how to fill a redundant hole in the wall? I had a new boiler fitted and it has left a hole approx 3 inches in diameter where the old pipe was. It is on the ground floor. should i use a foam filler or mortar?

Hi Frank, Though in theory, this is a good idea, in practice for me anyway it would be a time consuming and costly exercise. I would have to take all my floorboards and possibly some joists and dig up my drive which is tarmaced. then replace the joists and floor boards. My living room is...

Hi Marcus. I gave up in the end. I had my internal walls silicone injected and put my underlay and carpet back down. I now use a dehumidifier when it rains. So far, I have had no damp issues. It was taking over my life, there were no obvious reasons for the water issue. I just assume its...

Hi, two years on, have you sorted your problem with water under the floorboards?

What certificates should i expect the electrician to provide me with after a complete house rewire?

Hi, Anyone know how to go about concreting the entire sub floor of my living room? I have a ground water problem and i have been told this would be an effective way around it. Would I need to take out the wooden joists that are supporting the floorboards or could I concrete around them...

Hi, I have been reading your post. I have exactly the same problem in my living room and its an absolute nightmare. I have damp rising up my internal walls due to the fact that water pools under my boards every time it rains. have had cameras down the drain, a aco drain installed at the...

Hi, I have been told by a civil engineer consultant that this is a really common problem in older houses and that I should learn to live with it, inject the internal walls with a dpc and replaster affected walls. I had my walls injected with a dpc and have had the tiled hearth dug out half way...

Paul, Thanks for your input. I am going to get my boards up soon and assess the situation. From what I can see with a few boards loose already, some of the floor is concrete, covered in damp, what looks like sand. Would it be a good idea to clear all the floor of this so its not holding the...

Thanks Andy, I will consider this option. would the surrounding water fall into the dug out hole if the ground is even? I am really confused as to how the water is entering my house. It seems to appear from nowhere! Could it be that it is being drawn up from under the house when it rains...

Hi, Many thanks for your replies. If the water under the boards was not causing any problems, I would just put the carpet back down and forget about it, but there is damp rising up on my internal walls and the chimney breast (which used to have an open fire, so there is a mortar pillar...

I have water pooling under my sub floor every time it rains. I have checked that its not a burst pipe, had my drains checked, had a aco drain installed and have now been advised that its the water level allowing water to penetrate under the boards. I have the following options:- Take out...