Recent content by stephen clelland

In the original picture the dpc is directly under the door frame and on top on the concrete head/lintel. That’s the dpc that had the water on it and under it

I still intend on staying under the house’s original dpc

This leads me to my next question, due to the damp what’s the best way for me to fill the gap inside? Abit of dpc and fill it up with cement?

No I’ll try and get it sealed better and make sure the drainage is done properly.

Flip! Going to landscape the patio and have it slope up to the doors

Only external I have and doesn’t show much

Hi Notch7, There is no cill externally, just a threshold and dpc on top. I contacted the fitter and he thinks there’s a small hole in the silicone just and not to worry about it and to go ahead and fill in the gap. I’ll try and show an external pic

Hi everyone, I’ve had bifolds fitted recently and noticed today that there is water coming through at the bottom left and is below and above the dpc. Is this normal? I intend on filling the gap later as the new floor is going down tomorrow. What should I do? I don’t want to have damp...

Thanks for the help DazB and bobasd. After a few measurements I will be able to support the inner block work with another lintel or two. Bobasd I've found the stove I want and emailed them to try and get the minimum size required so I have a starting point before removing blocks unnecessarily...

Hello all, Firstly, what a great forum. I've been stalking you all a while and there are many great people here. I'm wanting to widen my fireplace for a woodburner and can happily put a new concrete head in, but my concern is, how do I go about supporting the breeze block behind the new...

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