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    accelerator replied to the thread Damp coming up through concrete floor.
    If you're an underfloor heating installer, you should know better really about the possibility of DPMs in the floor.
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    accelerator reacted to stevie888's post in the thread Damp coming up through concrete floor with Like Like.
    It seems to me that if the heating chaps have cut through your dpm (the bitumen) and done nothing to reinstate it then the onus is...
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    accelerator replied to the thread What sort of damp is this?.
    Yes, I understand that condensation is involved, but what I am saying is the wall is getting too wet and/or cold which then makes the...
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    accelerator replied to the thread What sort of damp is this?.
    As they appear to be concrete walls, then I guess it could just be cold transmitted from the ground, which would explain why the mould...
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    accelerator reacted to Notch7's post in the thread What sort of damp is this? with Like Like.
    It may be that the walls are very cold, last few days we’ve had very cold days and then warmer. If it’s simply walls getting cold then...
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    accelerator replied to the thread What sort of damp is this?.
    OK but I would still think water is getting into the wall somehow. Without us knowing exactly the layout of the house or the...
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    accelerator replied to the thread What sort of damp is this?.
    Pretty sure the wall will be getting wet from a water source, so you should try and identify that. What happened to the internal tap...
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    accelerator replied to the thread Problem fitting a handrail.
    My amateur view - You do not want to be cutting the handrail. You need to find a way to get the screw in, e.g. can you cover a large...
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    accelerator replied to the thread What sort of damp is this?.
    No, the rising damp would be uniform across the wall. However, where the wall is clear, the water can evaporate out of the wall, where...
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    accelerator replied to the thread Damp coming up through concrete floor.
    My view - there are only two sources of water, either it's the underfloor heating leaking, or it's ground water coming up (if your floor...
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    accelerator replied to the thread On line gambling..
    Good work. I would advise amending your quote to remove the link to the gambling site.
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    accelerator replied to the thread logical step for Labour is to reverse Brexit.
    A minimum wage is an artificial device. All the people working minimum wage are doing things that society requires. It's not that they...
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    accelerator replied to the thread How to Clean Up This Pine.
    Cillit Bang mould remover is good. If that doesn't work, then sand it down, and then either varnish it or paint it.
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    accelerator replied to the thread What sort of damp is this?.
    Yes, from the level of mould you have, I would say something is causing your wall to get wet, either rising damp or a pipe leak. It is...
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    accelerator reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread What sort of damp is this? with Like Like.
    Certainly it could be, but deal with the cheap, easily solved indoor moisture levels first. Drying clothes indoors, is guaranteed to...
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