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No gap at side of the house. There is a water company surface water drain somewhere across the front. Wondering if a French drain across the front garden that connects to that drain would be the best option. Will definitely look into leaks. Could be the mdpe pipe, the gullies or the surface...

I can see the foundations at The bay from the inside as the ground finishes where the footings start. They are concrete. The subfloor is also some sort of concrete - hard to tell really. The poly pipe has some type of foam lagging/insulation round it. The pipe on the inside of the insulation is...

The foundations start at the level of the ground under the house. Is it safe to dig the trench to that level? it would direct water directly into the foundations? I can see the inside of the bay window wall from the crawl space and can’t see DPC but there is a DPC on the kind of cavity wall...

Thanks. Is the MDPE sitting on the ground of the subfloor a problem? Should it be suspended? I better get digging.

Hi I’m trying to combat damp under my floor as it sometimes smells musty in the house. House: 1930s semi. Street level higher than house. History: MDPE moled to replace lead pipe in 2020. Renovation 2021, including UFH. Houses nearby get water in suspended floors. During renovation we...

I’ve ventured into the crawl space to investigate ongoing musty smell. There was damp ground at front of house despite 5 airbricks along the front. This is the source of the smell. I’d like to increase cross ventilation because at the back there are only two air bricks and other building work...

Hi, It’s a space under the stairs. I’ve put a frame around 20mm from the edge and was going to screw the hinges into that.

I need to make a pantry door. Wife wants it covered with 6mm cork to stick kiddies' pictures up etc. I was thinking of using 12mm MDF and then glue the cork on the top but have realised I can't drill for a cup hinge. What would be a suitable hinge for this? Or is there another way? Door will be...

Thought it wasn’t enough…too late now…

Only about 50mm insulation. What’s a good amount for underfloor?

Thanks - I have actually found today that the neighbour can’t stand the noise of dripping so took the shoe off one of the downpipes at the front leaving the water to drip down missing the gulley and going straight into ground between house and gulley! I’m hoping now I’ve put a new shoe on (with...

Previously most concentrated at the back of the house but I can’t tell now because only limited view. Can’t see any damp on any walls.

That duct and vent are clear. I can feel air coming through too. There should be a vent on the left side but was blocked up with work in the garage.

Hi, I have a suspended floor throughout most of downstairs in 1930s semi. Most of it has floor insulation, screed, wet underfloor heating and engineered wood floor - except the cupboard under the stairs where a damp smell is rising. We have a water meter which shows it is very unlikely to be a...

Thanks for replying. There’s a membrane there but I fear it hasn’t been applied correctly in this part and that’s why it’s so wet. The guys who did it weren’t very precise.