Recent content by mothra

Hiya Nige, Pits :( House prices have gone berserk because sellers are seeing what people are getting for their properties in the South of England, and with more Londoners moving down the sellers have the monster of greed.... I sold my house at a reasonable realistic price and now i can...

Hiya Dolland, Probably would be a wise idea like you say to install vents and better at the bottom of the plasterboard to create a draw of air. As for your other questions i would be totally guessing :? Take care Mothra

JohnD I am certainly not hijacking Kahttys post at all, i am simply saying of a similar situation! Get a life

Hiya Kahtty, Have you had or the flat complex had cavity wall insulation installed previously? Is it cavity constructed or solid walls etc? My Mothers bungalow is cavity construction and suffering from circular damp spots with efflorescence aswell, and they seem to be caused by a bridge of...

Hiya Dolland, Has the condensation reappeared then? If so, did you insulate behind the plasterboard? because as far as i know single skinned walls are inherently cold which create cold spots, and all the warmth in your room migrates towards these cold spots causing condensation. So unless...

Hiya Nige, Without getting personal like where abouts you living, and i can only sympathise. Got any tips on how to make a cave habitable cause i hear they are a bug**r to tank :wink:

Delayed response there sorry, tawelfryn, maid house?........ Nig, If it aint constructive :roll: Where i live, the only houses left for us Natives are either prefabs or caves....... :wink: Ta Ta

Hiya again, Just sold my house so luckily no mortgage required. House prices have gone crazy in Wales for what people are selling these days and you just wonder if they are taking the P, so will probably negotiate a silly price and see what happens, as it has been on the market for a while...

Thanks for the reply tawelfryn, A fellow Welshman to a Welshwoman :!: The bungalow was built in the 1930s as a prefab which was lined with asbestos and later clad with blockwork and render. The surveyor doweled a hole big enough to fit a probe in the wall and it is definitely void of...

Hiya, I used one of those nonscratch metal scouring balls for dishes and sugarsoap. Mopped up the black gunk with a sponge with plenty of water changes until it came clean and free of debris, and sealed it with turpentine wax from Fiddes. Hope it works for you. :D

Hiya, Just about to purchase a detached bungalow which is basically a single skinned rendered blockwork exterior with an internal timberframe covered with plasterboard with absolutely no insulation! Should i be as worried as i am? any advice will be greatly recieved. My main concerns being...