Recent content by jbwilliamz

Yeah, that was my original thought. Looks likely I'll have to go down that avenue. There's two "air vents" which have 6" cores through the wall covered with the plastic vents. Not sure what the original purpose of those were - they only come through the outer skin, but they were there when we...

Yeah, it's got me stumped. It's the Polycell damp seal paint. Two coats. That's the other option I'm considering; taking the angle beads out and replacing them and any localised damaged plaster. You're right though, where the paint has failed, it's the salt/efflorescence that's come through...

To the front of the door is around 35mm set back from the outside wall. Floor is solid, yes. Yep, we only took the cavity insulation out on that elevation on the recommendation of CIGA. The insulation was the pink fluff (glass wool?) and it was clear after extraction. There were some issues...

Not that I can see. I had to remove the upvc corner details by the door frame along with the skirting boards because they were ruined. You can just about make out the vertical DPC on the middle photo, but it's also not in great condition. It's friable and breaks up if you grab it. Although I'm...

Hi, I've always had a minor issue with damp on the gable end of our 1960's house. Recently, I managed to get the insulation removed from the cavity on the gable end through the CIGA guarantee. It's a south facing gable in a coastal Welsh town so took the brunt of all the weather. Forward on 4...

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I'll post this agian on this page incase it's lost on the other. Thanks all. Wessex101 - I have access to a boroscope so I’ll have a look at the cavity trays. I’m not entirely sure what I’ll be looking at, but I’ll look it up before checking. With regards to the weepholes, is this something I...

Thanks all. Wessex101 - I have access to a boroscope so I’ll have a look at the cavity trays. I’m not entirely sure what I’ll be looking at, but I’ll look it up before checking. With regards to the weepholes, is this something I could maybe add? As I recall, the builder plastered over the...

That was my initial thought. It's pretty flat, but not obviously sloping back to the house. I could try lowerig it, but it would still leave the larger section to the right of the extractor fan with a bridged cavity. Anyway; back to my orginal query. How many bricks could I remove from one...

Im going to have to remove the insulation to get the debris out. It's ok. The images on the link show the condition. Personally, I don't think the brickwork and mortar is in that bad a condition to cause tha much damp. It's down to the full cavity.

See attached images. Had to use an ebay account due to access to image hosting sites in work. http://www.ebayphotogallery.com/zdjecia/Galeria/6640863/1 First three images show the gable wall. The extractor fan is shown from the outside. Pointing isn't great, but I can see that causing the...

Hi, New to the forum, so be patient. Since the rain has been non-stop for the last 3-4 months, the ground floor of the gable end of the house has started to develop damp patches at roughly head height at sporadic areas. This is pretty frustrating due to the fact we recently put a new kitchen...