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    Should retrofited air bricks bridge cavity wall or not?

    It is a detached house with only 3 air bricks along part of the side of one wall. The rest of the wall and the other sides don't have any so was advised that I need more on all sides to ensure cross ventilation and prevent future issues with moisture in the subfloor.
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    Should retrofited air bricks bridge cavity wall or not?

    Hi, I have a 1970s house which only has 3 air bricks on one side of the house, so I would like to retrofit more to improve subfloor ventilation. The company that has quoted has advised that they just need to replace bricks in the outer skin with air bricks and that this will ventilate the...
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    Ongoing leak through cavity from soffit and weatherboard interface

    Thank you, what do you mean by "headlamps"?
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    Ongoing leak through cavity from soffit and weatherboard interface

    Thank you, very helpful. When the verge was replaced they lifted the tiles and replaced the wet/rotten battens. I did use a RICS surveyor to help find the cause, who suggested first trying to retrofit a cavity tray, which I will do, but wanted to rule out other possible causes first...
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    Ongoing leak through cavity from soffit and weatherboard interface

    Hello, I have a 1970s house which the previous owners renovated a decade ago, and I have had water pouring in under a suspended cavity wall for the past two winters. I have had multiple roofers and surveyors look at it without success, so after ideas as to what I could do next. The water only...
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