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    Rotten joists and high ground without any drainage

    Thanks John for all the excellent advice .
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    Rotten joists and high ground without any drainage

    Thank you all for the advice so far
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    Rotten joists and high ground without any drainage

    Hi John, i agree insulation would be good, however, we only have a depth of 2 bricks in the subfloor so would be tricky to leave a gap deep enough for air flow. I have a question about the outside ground. We are going to go with your suggestion and build the path to footpath and doorstep level...
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    Rotten joists and high ground without any drainage

    Thanks John, I think that's what we've decided to do.
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    Rotten joists and high ground without any drainage

    We don't have a DPC . We have dugout to 150mm below the joists which is the beginning of the very shallow footings, so we can't go any lower to enable us to put gravel on top. Any thoughts?
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    Rotten joists and high ground without any drainage

    Hi everyone. Hope i can get some advice on what to do with external ground levels. We have rotten joists in our 1893 victorian mid terrace due to high external ground levels which we have now lowered. The problem we have is that our front yard area is only 3 foot wide until you reach the small...
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