Recent content by denvysb

The internal floor is suspended with big gap underneath. If I was to take the floorboard off would I be able to see the dpc from the internal side of the wall? Where joists go into the wall?

Ok so that was no luck. I tried chipping out little bits of the cement from the red bottom line and two courses above and didn't hit any black slate. The more I chipped, the more mortar kept coming out. How far into the mortar should I chip away at?

Thanks all. Waiting for a dry day to start investigating. What should I be expecting whilst taking few mm's out? Am I looking to hit some sort of solid black slate behind the mortar? @tell80 there are small damp patches on the front internal walls but I think it's due to condensation because...

Thanks John. For that kind of work I'm likely to hire someone to do all the pointing work. Indeed your correct there were several leaks from the old top guttering, paid to get that sorted recently. Touch wood all the leaks appear to have stopped but need to clear all the vegetation. Now trying...

Thanks Johnd. I've had a look around a lot of the neighbours houses and they all seem to have this one course brick under their doorstep and then a ramp path leading to the pavement. It was a house owned by a couple that lived aboard that was rented out. They had never visited for 20 years...

Got late last night but here are some more pics.

Hi John. Thanks for the reply. Yes I'm on a hill and under the doorstep I can see the bricks are a different colour than the bay window. Theres a single row of yellow bricks under the doorstep. Would that be the DPC line?

Hello all. My first post but have been browsing the site for years. Intended to pave out the little front terrace but for the life of me can not figure out where the DPC line is so I can build it 150mm below it. It is a property built in the 1920's with a cavity wall. I've dug out patches of...