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I think your assumption would be wrong. I suspect that these properties suffered from this damp from the day they were constructed. When they were new though, the flooring wouldn't yet, have been rotten. Victorian tenants would have also been more accepting of a bit of dampness in the walls...

As chappers says, Worktop face side down and start cutting from the good edge (finishing at the edge that goes against the wall) Another tip. If you screw a batten to the underside of your worktop, you can use this to guide the edge of the soleplate on your circular saw to make a perfectly...

Not a "failed" one, but I sorted out a problem with a Victorian terraced house that had a serious absence of dpc. in a party wall. This wall was literally dripping wet upto about two and a half feet above ground level, and this was in the middle of a fairly dry summer. Although my client had...

Rising damp is definately a real phenomena. I think that the reasons for it's occurance are often misinterpretted. I suspect that the "failure" of DPCs is, more often than not, a case where they never worked in the first place. In Victorian days the "good old craftsmen", were quite happy to...

Cat flap?

Crikey. There's 16 pages of it. I haven't the time to read all that. That's going to be the most well planned rendering I've ever heard of. Can you cut right to the chase and give us the commitees findings :lol:

Personally, I'd suggest that you build another skin up the flank of the house. You could then get all of the benefits of a cavity wall back. Although it's a bigger job than rendering, at the end of the day, It would be a more permanent solution. You could also choose the same type of stone, as...

My theory: In ealier times, language wouldn't have been available, so word of mouth would have amounted to nothing more than various grunts. This limited vocabulary would therefore be unable to pass on historical information. In due course language would have developed to include words to...

If you use firefox, and have been experiencing popups (despite enabling the Tools.. Options.. Web features... "block popup windows") Check this out. Seems to have done the job for me.

I used to try to get on the same train at Harold Wood (just two stops down the line). Trouble is, those two stops made the world of difference. We had no chance, thanks to you country folks filling the things up before they got to us. Some times I'd have to wait for over an hour, before I...

I recon any builder that is going to leave out the DPC, is obviously a bit flighty (to put it mildly). If this is the sort of work they produce, no wonder they didn't want any inspectors on the job. The shame is, it has saved them less than a tenner, and about 20 minutes work. At the...

Cavity trays are not a new idea, they've been around since the birth of cavity walling. You see, where a cavity gets breached (such as at the lintel above a window) a cavity tray should be inserted above it. This deflects any water, that happens to drip down the cavity, to the outer skin. It...

Fiona, welcome to the forum. Unfortunately I doubt Stever is listening. He only made this one post and that was in July last year. BTW You're not a Ferro/Cement boat constructor by any chance? :)

If you've only got small cracks and scabby paint to sort. I'd recommend the Polycell smoothover. I've seen some pretty awefull looking finishes brought back to a professional looking finish by rank amateurs with this stuff.

You could throw the ball into the BCOs court. If you let them know when the wiring (first fix and second fix) is scheduled, it is up to them to arrange to inspect it. Since you're not intending to self certify, it is up to them to arrange to inspect the work. Give them at least 2 days notice...

Protect their habitat and leave them to it.

It would be ideal if they were engineering grade bricks. Unfortunately your bricks will probably break down in time. (but probably not in our lifetime).

You obviously realise that Regularisation is a procedure to get your local authorities rubber stamp on illicit work. Were you aware, during the works, that your local BCO should have been involved? Sometimes these situations arise, due to the advice that cowboys give their clients. If this is...

If you ever watch the grand prix where two well matched drivers are seperated by a small margin, you will notice that their difference (in distance) varies with their speed. As they slow down for the corners, they will be very close, but as they accelerate down the straight the distance...

If you're still open to opinions, I third it.