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    "Rising damp" from concrete floor

    Thank you dazlight, do you think I have done the right thing by removing the poor mix/crumbly concrete. I am wondering if I should do it to the other room too (or at least get the Marley tiles up) You would recommend the ardex more than any other product like something sika make ( as I could...
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    Neighbour noise in every room. Why and what to do?

    Doggit , it would seem you know them :-) I'm surprised the children manage to sleep. Sometimes it is worse than others but making improvements by preventing the noise travelling is better than going down the route of complaints etc as that can escalate into something else and will not improve...
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    Neighbour noise in every room. Why and what to do?

    Hi, I can't think of a better place to put this question so have put here. Basically I have noisy neighbours who are up all night most nights until 5am with visitors arriving and leaving at all hours. Selling is not my plan , yet. Sound is travelling through every surface and makes it sound...
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    "Rising damp" from concrete floor

    Floor under carpet marked with chalk for wet areas Water under tiles All tiles and sand cement screed removed and last remaining suspect area Small hole dug through 2" soft sandy concrete to reveal hardcore and soil The same larger hole after I cut back some of the sandy concrete. It...
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    "Rising damp" from concrete floor

    Hi all, I have lived in my a 1950's semi for 20 years and finally decided to investigate the cause of the small patches on walls and raised carpet. No mould, just shading of a few places on walls that haven't really changed in the years but as I decorated at the beginning of the year with a...
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