Recent content by Jemster

Sorry for the confusion, the last posts I wrote were a reply to @tell80, that's why it ended up quite long. I thought it was wise to explain the entire picture instead of selected bits and pieces. The questions have expanded as the thread went on, the outstanding ones being ... Firstly how to...

Well that scared you all away I see :D:(

Just another couple of pictures for context - The blue line on the first image is the approximate FFL. The 2nd image shows the whole front, with door step and air vents. I'm looking at that thinking it's interesting that the lower render (below the DPC) looks to have been patched in - it could...

:) Yes, this is a house with a few problems to get sorted :) we knew most of it when buying but as always, solutions can be slow to come by... some of it has been relatively easy (for example, a lot of damp issues have been down to very poorly fitted double-glazing units that I've re-sealed) but...

They're not damaged. Not at the moment. But I don't know of any way of removing render that's well adhered to bricks without damaging the face of them? Fair enough if the render was boast and falling off, but it's not. Also, if the brickwork were left exposed, would this not just be inviting...

I am not sure what you mean? This bit hasn't changed, the house has been painted render for many years. The only bit that has changed in the past couple of years is the removal of the air brick with the fitting of the gas and I'm wondering how I can block this off without bridging the DPC or...

i have read this. A lot. However, every single house around here is built in the same way. They are all solid walls with render to the ground. The ground around the house is sloped away from the walls and water doesn’t pool against them. I suppose that must’ve been the design in the 1920s...

The gas meter can’t be installed within 1m of an air brick, there’s another air brick already on the front face of the bay. I also had a couple of extra vents installed a couple of years back, further back in the area to eliminate a ‘dead’ spot and get a decent through draft. So I’m not overly...

Hi, just signed up and wondering if anyone here can help with this one… We live in a 1920s solid-walled house (red brick, cement rendered) that has a tendency towards dampness in the basement. Generally it’s all in check but we do get the odd issue here or there. When we moved in we had gas...