Recent content by boustred

Apologies if this should be in the painting decorating section! I was thinking of painting around the base of my property (3-4 brick courses up) with some damp proofing paint to mitigate against water penetrating through the outer leaf. I will be re pointing etc before hand and have done...

Anyone had experience of removing/replacing old timbers that run along the base of the inner leaf of a cavity wall? I have noticed a damp timber when replacing air bricks and clearing cavities. This timber runs along the bottom of the opening in the inner leaf, with brick course above it. The...

I have hired a de humidifier to find out how much water there is in my property due to reports of damp within the walls (1910 semi 3 bed). I am doing 4 hour sessions in each room (dining room, living room and bedrooms). The de humidifier is extracting about 500mls to 1000mls per 4 hrs. I...

no micky taking i assure you! ok will try that with regards to de humidifiers - is there any standard extraction rate? litre m3/hr??? would like to know if the amount of water thats being extracted is alot indicating a damp house or is just standard for any normal house. or do i...

"are you a troll or spammer here ??" Not sure what this means!? Anyways i am still investigating things... john D thanks for your comments... interesting theory. I have hired a de humidifier and have been giving each room a 4 hr stint. Dowstairs i have been extracting about 1 litre in 4...

plan to clear me cavities this weekend and will have to take some bricks out on the outer leaf to do this. Was wondering how many i can safely take out without the house falling down? and what the best configuration of bricks to take out is?

no pets no kids damp in various locations on different doors and generally comes and goes. bathroom door - dry as a bone ???????????

Thanks for the comments. Different doors have different locations of wet patches. None of the doors are in contact with the floor or the frames. The patches are damp to touch and are obviously darker than the rest of the door (all of which have been stripped and un treated. The...

Afternoon, Moved in to 1910 property with original doors which have been stripped down. Strange dark damp patches are emerging on different parts of the internal doors on the downstairs and upstairs (bedroom/dining/living rooms - which do come and go to some extent - all the doors stay...

Good afternoon, I have to clear the cavities and put in some more air bricks. From what i can gather this ain't a major job and one i think i can do!? Anyone got a simple step by step guide/internet link that i could follow. Things i could do with help on is: How many bricks should i...