Recent content by waltonconstruction

Lift the lead and see if soakers have been installed. Driving rain and/or capillary action could quite easily cause leaks here if there are no soakers Put plainly: there will be alot of water coming from the downpipe in the pic. Add some wind and that water could be blown under the lead...

Sound to me like the roof and/or dormer that.s your problem. As you say the wall has a cavity it is unlikely that there is bridging between the outer and inner leafs, although not impossible. I would say your roof needs attention. Probably a strip and re roof with new breathable membrane. If...

Just had a quick read up on this. I still think what i have said is correct although you may want t read page 76 of the following document. Seems to me that weather and exposure plays a part in deciding if you require a dpc. Interesting...

As i am aware the point of a DPC above a lintel is to stop corrosion of the lintel by water in the cavity. It should also direct any water to the outer leaf to escape via weep holes. From what i can remember many common 'Catnic' lintels have a 'built in DPC, which means its designed and...

Would you be raising the wall plate height as well as the ridge height,or just changing the pitch of the roof by keeping the same wall plate height and increasing the ridge height? A (very) rough cost could be given to remove existing roof and cut a new roof with a greater pitch including 4...

From what you have said i would say you are talking about a 'summer' beam which is more than likely supporting, at least, the floor joists and is therefore a key player in the structure of the house. With this in mind there is only one real road of advice that should be taken. I would...