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Ever since the Price of Wales built a garden shed that was like an expensive bungalow there has been an explosion in garden sheds. You only have to tour the likes of Hounslow to see the luxury garden sheds in all their glory (complete with their tenants) Sorry that a plywood shed doesn't...

You want a shed to be warm and dry. You want it to be quick and easy to build. A shed made of waterproof plywood will do all this for you. Keeping warm is really about keeping the wind out, there is also the other side of the problem keep cool in the summer. A shed made with 9mm ply and...

Woody is probably right on both counts. However, the high level air brick will always be a problem if you leave it. Its best to block it up. And stop the draft for good. The chances are that there is lots of natural ventilation in the property and having a large hole is unnecessary. You can...

Joe, It was only after the Great Fog, just after the War and the Clean air Act that condensation raised its ugly head. Until then, in this county at least, almost everyone had an open fire with plenty of ventilation and little or no condensation. Sadly the Clean air Act lead to "EssoBlu" with...

I read your question, and wonder why you would want to fit solid fuel heating? Surely the disadvantages of solid fuel are widely known? Gas is more attractive for most people, your choice could impact when you come to sell.

Are you writing about a 9 inch solid wall, or a cavity wall? Humidity is a strange thing! We are describing a very fine gas, that can and does find its way into nearly everything. Bricks and walls cannot be described as damp proof. Merely in some instances damp resistant. Walls are not...

Can we agree that the house is sitting in the middle of a lake! Albeit, that its 6 inches below the ground surface. Nothing by way of digging will make the slightest difference to the water table. As you dig, so the hole fills with water. Thats not going anywhere. The solution has to be...

Gentlemen, the key issue here is, the water level is 6 inches below the surface. There is obviously no where for the water to go! If the house was on a slope the water would get away. As it is, a French drain (thanks to Ohio farmer Mr. French who copied Roman idea) will require constant...

Joe, did you really read the words I wrote? Or did you just react to what you thought I wrote? Para one.I did not say check for rising damp using a hand held. Read what I wrote. Para two. I did not say open the windows to solve the problem or turn up the heating. Read what I wrote...

Hello again, sorry I was called away to dinner. OK. May I've told you how to identify rising damp, because it sit low round the walls. Now you need to look outside in the garden to see if you can spot the culprit. Rising damp in 1950's houses is very often due to people laying paths or...

I would suggest that you take a look yourself. Rising damp, does what it says. It rises through the mortar between the bricks. As such its easy to identify. Rising damp if left alone, will rise to about 3 feet above the ground outside. When you knock off the plaster, where you have...