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Ok thanks for that guys. I'll need to get a closer look at it at the weekend. Trouble is the ground at the bottom of the downpipe is on a slope so its not a one man job.

Hi folks, I'm looking for a little advice. we've got an old bungalow (1930s construction with brick walls and cavity) and I've discovered a problem with damp in the bedroom wall which appears to be restricted to a vertical column. On the outside at the affected area is a downpipe from...

I have to say I know very little about roofs but it looks like a complete bodge to me and if I'd paid someone to fix the roof I wouldn't be happy with it.

A word of warning. My neighbour tried one of the sonic devices but when his kids came to stay he had to turn it off as they could hear it! So it might not be good if you have young(ish) children.

Well if its a mess it will just match the house :) I'm going to go with the sort out the soil option first and see what that gives us. As a last resort i could lift all the grass (and moss and lichen of course) and start from scratch. Mind you the house needs to be done before I start...

Thanks again for the advice. I'm going to have a good look at the plaster thats still there and see whether its worth removing it all as it would probably be easier to start from scratch. Wont get a chance tomorrow but will give it a try on thursday and will let you know how I get on.

Sorry about the pic quality, they were taken on my phone. I've also asked elsewhere and someone has also said its probably a lichen. The pictures I've seen look a promising match. I'm going to follow advice on treatment and see how it goes. Thanks for the reply.

I'll need to try and do it in 2 hits as its about an inch deep. Plaster above the batten is still in pretty good shape so I'm not planning on doing anything to it. I've got some steel to go over the cables, just not fitted yet :) Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it.

The face of the baton is flush with the wall plaster and the skirting was nailed directly to it. Edit: the skirting boards are going back on afterwards.

I suspect your description might be pretty close. We also have a lot of moss and I suspect the lawn hasn't had anything done to it except being cut for some time (bit like the house in that respect!) I'll have a look at lichen and see if I can find more info. Thanks for the general...

Thanks for the reply but from what I can find online Jews ear seems to be a tree based fungus. Anyone else got any ideas?

Can anyone tell me what this is: and more importantly, how to get rid of it? Its been on the grass on year and I think its spreading although i'm not 100% sure. I dont have much time to spend on it as the house is first priority but I would like to get rid of it. Thanks...

Thanks for the reply Richard. Perhaps I didn't do a great job of describing the problem. Behind the skirting boards, there is a wooden batton running horizontally which the skirting board was nailed to. Above and below this is the plaster thats in need of repair. As you can see from this...

We removed some of the skirting boards to strip all the old paint off. The plaster under the batton that they are nailed onto is in pretty bad shape - broken and crumbling in some places. I'm going to do it myself as it doesn't need to look good, just be relatively flat which I can manage...

when we moved house back in feb we got quite a few calls per week from random organisations. I registered with the TPS shortly afterwards and I cant remember when I last got a phone call from someone who we dont deal with. Must be working :)