Recent content by garethraper

Was meaning stripper v sandblast or anything else but will research separately. Thanks Will post updates with progress

Thanks again for all the advice - certainly makes sense We did bring in several builders to give their views and provide quotes when we first bought the place and it was basically a fortune just to do cosmetic work. None suggested there was any potential issues with the property (which seemed...

Thanks again for all the advice - certainly makes sense We did bring in several builders to give their views and provide quotes when we first bought the place and it was basically a fortune just to do cosmetic work. None suggested there was any potential issues with the property (which seemed...

1) rear view. Looking to add extension full width of garden and down side return, replace party wall to left, add new party wall to right, 3m depth from existing kitchen wall. layout still undecided, comments welcome - tempted to keep existing side wall as an internal wall (at least partially)...

1) &2) first two are side views in the side return. ground level here is above ground level in kitchen, concrete is poor and cracked, definite leaking over top of trap and join between floor and wall will let surface water in. Expect this is main source of damp into kitchen floor but internal...

1) &2) first two are side views in the side return. ground level here is above ground level in kitchen, concrete is poor and cracked, definite leaking over top of trap and join between floor and wall will let surface water in. Expect this is main source of damp into kitchen floor but internal...

Apologies for the delay in posting - its been a tough week! yes, the gas pipe is a steel pipe pictures added but difficult to see any sagging or uneven levels in these

Thank you very much for your time in posting a reply I will take more pics and post as soon as I can. Extension woud be L shaped extending 3m out, full width of property and back down side return. What are the difficulties in lowering the side return ground level? Agree neighbours...

Hi Ree - thanks for showing and interest!!! Have been trying to read as much as I can about the possible solutions but there are lots of conflicting opinions varying between open ventilation and sealing everywhere is vapour barrier. Concerned that this house will always have damp under...

Recently lifted the floor in our victorian terrace after a boiler leak and discovered a lot of damp and rot in the joists. Pretty sure the boiler leak isnt the underlying cause. The external ground level is higher than the internal floor level and heavy clay. There is a poor, brittle, hollow...