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Not a great pic, but gap when looking down on it, from our open window. It is a maximum of 50cm wide. I could just fit down it, but not sure i would be able to twist etc. I have also found that all the way along is a concrete 'channel', for water drainage, which drains into their main...

They have since built a fence next to it! Half if it used to be open. It isn't anymore. John, it's prob about 12-15m long

JohnD Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:51 pm Post Subject: Are there gutters on the buildings above? What are the dimensions of this gap? I'm not there at the minute, There are gutters on ours, not 100% about theirs, but pretty confident there are. Gap is about 30-40cm wide (at a guess)

Yes John, its a too-narrow gap between the 2 houses. There is guttering on ours, though will need to be sorted as not great condition. The neighbours have cemented a drain channel in part of this gap. It drains into main drainage. - will this help? It is this drainage channel that our...

It' all very well to say to get a new builder, but if you can't fit in the gap even with a spade to dig out the higher ground how is a different builder going to solve that? If we can't remove the higher ground, what choice do we have but put in a damp proof course? And also, for all you...

So spoke to builder last night, he made a very valid point re high ground level - were not sure we could actually fit in the gap between the houses to lower it, it is only as wide as someone is wide, so dependent on ground type we made be stuck with it... If that's the case, I'm assuming we...

I am not sure it is the original plaster, although the lath is still there it is not original lath, but the sawn lath. The previous owner has suggested that his parents may have replastered it in the 30s... (but then he said he thought it was built in the 30s?!?!?!) :? :? :? I have posted...

Hi, we have bought an old 1800s farm cottage, which the previous owners have sadly neglected, and therefore things that should only be a small problem, are now big ones. Also, they have removed a lot of old features, although we have found a beauty: My question is about plastering...

thank you. So much to think about, and not enough time in the day!!! I will defintely look into the trade paint you mention, and will be posting onto the section too! If lime plaster has not been used already, and the higher ground is rectified, is matching the already used plaster type...

hoping to talk to builder tonight about plans for walls. hoping we can get our neighbour to agree for us to dig out ground between our two houses, which means our builder won't have to touch our external walls, some of which are fine. That should not only save us money, but solve the problem...

John. As requested - photos of the property (hope you can see?) Still very much a work in progress as you can see. these aren't of the damp. We bought it and it was looking ok, so we thought, gut it - make it messy!!! Really chuffed to find the stone fireplace - we thought it was a stud...