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Well the ground seemed to be about 10" of coal!? Did dig up a few old bottles, 1" thick quarry tiles, lots of animal bones also.

Hi 1. First off this looks like a case of getting in a SE? Dont do anymore digging (anywhere) let a SE have a view. Hi, no need for a SE, I've had a few round over the past 18months, why do you think there's a need? 2. Your 2" x 4" joists appear to sit on plates over...

Hi Ree. I do have some solid floors, they're further up the house though. They're coming up and i'm putting limecrete down with GLAPOR Foamed Glass underneath. I've just finished digging along. There use to be a workers cottage attached(circa 18th century), its gone, I've found the bottom...

It doesn't have a DPC. I can put a drain under the floor as I can have it 'flow' outside, I understand they don't allow water to evaporate. I've had the floor open to the room for about a year. The only damp is on the one wall and the floor is bone dry underneath once you're 3ft away.

I've one damp wall left to sort. Concrete render stripped off wall, exposing the stone, external ground level(which isn't mine), is about 6" higher than the level of the floor inside. The floor is timber suspended on 3 brick high dwarf walls Its only a bit of gravel between my next doors...

It is, till you have to go back and do it all again, you'll only be masking the problem, if you're happy with that and they are then its upto you.

you can use lime and still give a polished plaster type finish for a clean crisp look.

I'll be doing it myself but with 2 ground workers that I use for my business.

Sounds like exactly what we're doing, removing gypsum plaster, external concrete render, bitumin over the concrete floors, it was pushing damp up the walls. One year on the walls are dry, just saving to get the floors done, then plaster in lime. We're in the SW, Exeter, yourself?

The materials work out at about £80ish a sq M delivered. So £5600 for your 70sqM. You should be able to get that down to about 5k all in I reckon. If you think of a day per 20ish sq labour, cost of removing your current floor(concrete?) so say 5 days for 2men at about £140per day each, so...

The limecrete slab on grand designs was put down by people who didn't know what they were doing at the wrong time of year with no thought to temp. What size area is it you're doing? Its a nice mix of modern methods while looking after an older building. I've got 65sq m to do next year, I'm...

It means what gets in can get out.

How have you got on with this? You'll do well to follow the advice about lime plaster etc. Check all the basics about ground levels etc. If you do it right they'll live in a house that has no damp, works as designed, is warm but also has the bonus of being looked after properly.

Just to add, its got a blending valve fitted set to 60Deg as Agile said. JohnD, sorry I didn't state it was a biomass, I was just trying to establish the best way of heating the water.

Hi, Its actually very effective as a biomass without a buffer as it's designed that way. http://www.rainbowheatandpower.co.uk/products/effecta-komplett-iii-wood-pellet-biomass-boilers I think I've got it nailed, I've set it to heat up before use in the AM at 68deg C. Set 20 deg setback, so...

Its got a blending valve fitted, preset to 60deg C. The trick is to try and tie the heating of the boiler with the water, the boiler has a 180ltr water jacket, as that cools it has to heat up to send 75+deg water around the water coil. Once winter comes and the heatings on it should cost...

We do use a lot of hot water and haven't finished expanding yet. It's heated by an effecta biomass boiler, 35kw. i think one two hour period to 65 deg will work out the best during water only heat times.

The house is zoned for heat, upper and lower. All radiators are on thermostats. We don't have the radiators on from May-Oct so it is a consideration.

Howdy It will be used by a 4 person household. 2 adults, 2 young children. Showers AM, shared bath PM(not every day!). :)

I'm trying to run a few tests to work out the most cost effective way of heating a 250ltr water cylinder. OSO brand cylinder. Whats peoples opinions? Has anyone tried actually working it out? Heating the cylinder to 70deg C. Temp sensor is 10 inch from the bottom. 2 on periods 04:00-06:00...