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Okay. Thanks! So if I don't put down chipboard in case it gets damp, could said moisture then migrate through the sheep's wool and into the floorboards? What do you think about my DPM / vapour barrier idea just below the joists? And any idea as to how the boards can be fairly dry...

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The insurance firm sent out a drains company. They checked the rear drain from the sewage pipe out to the rear lane, all was fine. They wouldn't check the front - they said the front downpipe leading to the main drain is the responsibility of United Utilities (?) and that they'll put that in...

Thanks for the responses guys. JobAndKnock - the leaky downpipe was repaired a month ago, I'm pretty sure it's sound - above ground at least. Regarding the self-levelling concrete I think I made an error, it seems the self-levelling stuff is a compound which normally goes on top of the...

Hello all, quite a long post but I thought I'd include all information I have at this point so you can best advise me. I'm in a bit of a pickle with my house and any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have a small mid-terrace Victorian house with suspended wooden floors. I rented it out...