Recent content by Peterd1987

Thanks. I think I've been put off by the first attempt at getting it tanked but probably just need to find a decent tradesman to give it a go. It's an awkward space but maybe if they took the window above off temporarily that could make it easier. I guess they would need to tank all the way up...

Long story/awkward explanation, sorry. We have a converted/tanked basement in a Victorian property that sits below our living room connected by a pretty open staircase. It looks like it has two skins of brick wall which helps with the damp/waterproofing. The living room has a larger footprint...

Thanks for your reply. In the first picture you can see where the window is above ground. There's 2 airbricks on it, one on front and the side, and the far side has the exhaust vent (in another picture). On reflection this hole must be where the old coal chute was. Our survey says the house...

Hello there, first time poster here. I've just bought my first house in the UK and am looking for advice to improve my basement ventilation. It's 4.74x3.76m, approx 1.8m high. It's been tanked, carpeted and has no apparent damp issues. It has a radiator, does warm up but cools down quite...