Recent content by c stewart

Hi - old house , semi, cellars , in town with lots of hills . Water pooling on basement floor after it rains . One part of the wall only at front of house , external wall adjacent to a path down the side of house. Path paved as is front garden .Happens when it rains . Generally always damp at...

Hi I’m working on our new house which has a very old loft conversion , no membrane between the tiles and the plasterboard . We are going to Insert kingspan into the gap between tiles and plasterboard where we can . Any reason this is a bad idea … see photos any advice welcome

Thanks , very helpful . I attach some more photos and will get closer up in the outside later . I don’t get how the water is getting in below the glass ‘pocket’ , the weep holes are blocked , there are cracks below the frame … will post more photos later … the outside shots here are downstairs...

Hello - some help would be very welcome . Noticed the windows leaking in all rooms since we moved in. New windows installed in 2016 (no warranty or fensa) . Heavy rain does it but most times little pools below glass or on frame. No misting or condensation ever. Not happening on the windows that...

Thank for your help , I’ll probably get the flashing done and rip it out inside , then insulate and plaster over . Cheers

Some more photos maybe this was an old problem .. I can see one open join but maybe the flashing not good quality ..sorry it’s upside down

Hi I attach more photos … clearly damp coming through .. ends of floor bds rotted against bricks , back of skirting rotted , no leaks outside sill etc going to strip off the cement and plaster and put in insulation … then plaster but do I need re cement it? C

Thanks all - I will take more photos , outside looks pretty good I think perhaps re rendered at some stage . No issues on Sill or gutters . In last 15 years this has had new PVC double glazed windows , then new timber frame doubled glazed in last 5. The back of skirting bds is not damp but has...

Hi . New house I had two long deep plaster cracks under a bay window , first floor above other bay . Damp too. Took off the plaster , no cracks in brickwork but I’ve attached photos of what I’ve found . Wooden pillar (rotted) supports to the window board (which is newer and not rotted snd from...

Hi some advice appreciated - we have a 1901 semi, with an old roof conversion to a bedroom with recent en-suite added . From the eaves which I access from the bedroom stud wall it looks like there is no felt under the tiles . I can’t see past the stud wall of the bedroom but assume same for the...