Recent content by Leggy

Hi Under the floor boards on the ground floor we have some water due to a high water table (we checked with neighbours and they've the same thing). My question is whether getting cavity wall insulation is likely to result in rising damp, with water being pulled up from the high water table...

That's great, thanks. Is it ok to then plaster over the airbrick? Would that not just block it anyway?

Hi, I have just removed a gas fire from the wall and want to brick up the gap. The fire is on the same wall as the neighbour. Do I need to put in an airbrick? It seems a bit odd if so as I will be decorating over this area so it will be covered, but other Internet sites say you need an airbrick...

That's great, many thanks!

Hi, I've just got a new dishwasher for our new house. The place where I want to put it is some distance from the drainage point under the sink. I've bought another plastic drainage pipe which appears to just slot on to the end of the existing plastic pipe. Is there any requirement for some...