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Done! :D Here are the results: Prying - it didn't move. The 3 ledgers are attached to 3 walls with numerous bolts and all the ledgers and joists are nailed together. It bent a little bit, but no where near enough. So what I did was: (1) Cut off approx 10 inches of ledger on one...

Thanks WabittPoo :-) I will attempt to unscrew the bolts and prise it away. This is peak season for decking experts... The next time I can get someone is October!!!! So I'm looking at temporary measures. My list so far: (1) Try to prise it away from the house by undoing the bolts...

Thanks Burnerman - with those few boards removed it is drying out now but I can see how much moisture it has been holding there... It is not proper decking and since changing it will be £££ anyway, perhaps it is time to get it all dug out and lowered. Lowering will mean steps - a very...

I think the whole top level of the deck is above the DPC (I'm not an expert but I would assume so?). I will take a photo tomorrow to show how the deck is on 3 levels and really makes the garden a lovely place to be on a sunny day. Sitting on the warm deck in the sun is fantastic :D The...

Thanks again :D Inside the original floor boards are covered in fitted tongue & grove flooring so I have no way of seeing them. I could pull out some skirting and try to check that way. Let's see what I can do to check that...

Thanks Burnerman :D That was my original thought also. From what I've read, some people think it's fine that decks are installed above the vents because so much air moves underneath. They say that if damp were accumulating below the deck it would become a wet swamp - and mine is all dry...

Hello, Thank you in advance for your help with this. I bought this house with existing decking. It is secured to the house and sits on top of an old stone patio. We have damp coming inside. The damp is directly above an air brick, as shown in the pictures below. I removed some of...

We have a sloped ceiling in an extension, with a roof vented ceiling fan. We wish we had chosen a wall fan because the roof vent (brown square cap) catches the wind and forces cold air in - even with a draught excluder... Why anyone would want a fan vented like this I don't know. Wall every...

I was just about to start a new thread when I saw this one... my question is: How serious is pooled water? My very-wide deck is perfectly level except at the end of 4 boards, where they raise a bit. This slight incline means there is a pool of water, filling the grooves and spilling...

Hello, I've moved into a 1900'ish Victorian House with traditional sash windows. I've applied fuzzy draught excluders which helped, but it is still noticeably warmer when we shut the curtains. A local company wants £200 per window to re-frame them, allowing for better draught exclusion...