Recent content by Leasu

Bob you were right that the wall plates are also rotting.

At the minute there is 1 3x9 airbrick at the rear. I am planning on getting another put in. There was only the 1 which I've mentioned ventilation the whole of the ground floor. If I could get an extra 2 at the back I would but there just isn't the space. I've since had more put in at the...

Thanks. Some good points there. Can the chimney vent be placed under the floor? Or will that interrupt the sub floor ventilation. ? Believe it or not I've had the yard lowered a fair bit. The previous height was inline with the door threshold. There is a 6 inch trench between the wall and the...

Hi Bob Exterior pic uploaded. Ends of joists all seem ok. Really tough and don't look or feel rotting. The room was replastered about 3 months back. The exterior wall was cladded with tongue and groove wood to a height of 1.7 meters if I remember correctly. This was fixed to the wall on...

Thanks for all the replies. I have also done a fair bit of research on the forum using the search feature. Behind skirting boards are fine. I've also found a blocked up air brick where the door step was and have now 're instated it so have a total of 5 air bricks rather than just one...

Hi guys I'm still here. Had someone come out and take a look today. Was only here 5 mins, put a moisture meter in the joist and said they are dry so it's dry rot. 500 quid to spray the room that the joists are in or 1300 to do the whole of the downstairs. The guy said it would protect my joists...

Thanks for the replies guys. Much appreciated. I'll post some more pictures when I get more of the floor up. I did ring up rentokil and Peter Cox to have an inspection but they charge 130 quid just to look at it. I've contacted some other companies that do a free survey/quote so will find out...

Hi there. I've spent the past year renovating a mid terrace 1905 3 storey house and am starting work on the final room (back downstairs room) The floor needs some serious work doing as it's not level any where. The plan was to lift the floor, level then insulate. I was lifting some floor...