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No nothing as far as we know, all the drainage and piping comes under the lawn which is quite far away.

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Hi Guys, We had our driveway done last October. From my view they did a great job, went above what we asked by fixing the edging walls and removed a good depth before sub basing The old drive was originally pebbles but had turned into a hardcore base game that was a muddy sandpit when it...

Hey Everyone, I currently have what looks like a condensation issue between the outer and inner frame of a Velux window. It’s about 6 years old, this year we noticed 2 small brown stains on the ceiling where it’s been landing. I’m unsure if it’s done this before and based on how the waters just...

Does anyone have any idea what this metal rod with a ring could be before I start digging around it? It was covered by a foot of soil and assume it goes down at least another 2 foot, We have about 3 of these dotted around. It’s a 1920s house based around KD a lot of farms and fields. Unsure if...

In this case I guess I could at least attempt to even out the underneath to the maximum depth I could go and get some dpc slab down to try and help the standing water, or I just get dirty and try insulate the joists instead when its dry under there and then look to try and stop the water...

I was initially thinking of just insulating between the joists, I'm hoping at some point we'll be extending in this room and it will turn into a kitchen diner (currently on use it as my office and gaming room) so once it's a kitchen it will need completely filling either way just to support all...

Hey Everyone, I'm currently looking at some resolutions to my suspended floor. Bit of a background, the house was built about 100 years ago, the hallway and kitchen a solid concrete floors, the living room however is a suspended floor with a void underneath with a slight gradient from from...

Hey guys, I’m just digging up an old yorkshire stone path that looked like it was originally used to get to a coal bin. Ideally we just want to fill it and grass over it. The channel is roughly 6-7 inch deep and soil is sticky and claylike. Through the rainy season we get a lot of marshy...

Unfortunately it’s not really a viable option. The drop is about 2 foot, right under our living room furniture, straight outside on the ground level is a concrete pathway. We just wouldn’t have constant access to it and power would be very tricky to plan.

Hi Guys, We have just had pest control out to remove some floor boards and treat and the area for wood worm. The floorboards are old and they were touching the brick so water was passing through to them. What we have now seen is that there is standing water after any rainfall in one corner of...

Is it worth me attempting to trim the bottoms with a stanley? Unsure if thats possible when hung?

I think the new floor is plywood with insulation underneath then from what I remember about a 2 foot gap underneath. This is the current gap I can see (attached). The gap isn’t consistent as you can see but the mould is on those with and without the gap.

We have recently had an extension done, all signed off and the builders have done top job. We went away last week, and when we got back we’ve noticed some green mould. It was very hot last week and we left no ventilation. Most of the mould was on skirting in old part of the house we built off...

Hey guys, We're currently getting an extension but the room attached has had rising damp issues in the past. We've fixed the source but the walls still hold quite a bit of moisture. I've had a damp company put in rods and put on a meshed membrane. Unfortunately I needed to get it done at short...