Recent content by Nicobobinus

Good suggestion! It's definitely a fungus though. Here it is again, now growing under the cavity drain membrane... Thanks for helping relax me that it's not dry rot! Did that suggestion come from a reverse image search...? :-D It's definitely not growing on old, dead branches, which is...

Here's a couple more pictures (under slightly different lighting) of an outbreak near the hole shown above.

Attached are a couple of photos of a mystery fungus in the cellar: It seems to be coming from the soil behind the a stone retaining wall where the water main enters the house. It's pure, brilliant white and has spread even further since I took the pictures. So, fungal experts, what are we...

No, the cavity drain membrane is the final finish; it's not going to be a habitable space, just useable without things going rusty & mouldy. I've read there'll be an issue with condensation on the outside (inside...?) of the membrane, which is why I'm trying to get the humidity down as much as...

Thanks for your insight. The firm doing the work indeed suggest that the climate control system will deal with any water vapour, but I'd rather cut it off at source. They say they don't seal the top because the sealing tape doesn't adhere to brickwork, which I can well believe. I've searched the...

Dear DIYnot, Longtime lurker; first time poster, so be gentle! We're currently having our cellar tanked with a cavity drain system (Wykamol). It's the full works: membrane on walls & floor, perforated channel around the outside, sump with twin pumps, and I think I understand how it all...