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He does seem to have a thing for gravel but it's hard to argue a different point as I don't have a clue. Not sure about soil to be honest? The drive does have downward slope and water doesn't gather in the air brick trench as the bricks divert running water around the trench. No more gets into...

hi, I've included a few pics of the problem area. Picture 1 shows where the DPC goes under the driveway, just where you can see the slate poking above the block paving..picture 2 is a close up of this. the next two photos show the damp on the interior living room wall and the suspect area on...

Hi, I've had some really good advice from diynot so I'm hoping someone can help me again. A couple of years ago I had a block paved drive installed by a local company. It wasn't the cheapest but it was a competitive quote, and was really happy with the work. However, approx 9months ago i began...

i think the dpc on that side of the house is buried. This all sounds very costly and time consuming!! From an amateurs point of view, all a bit overwhelming :-(

thanks for the quick reply. So would one of these telescopic air vents just cover the exsting airbrick you can see in the photo and then sit in the trench that's been left?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could help me? I had a new block paved drive fitted a couple of years ago and they raised the level of the ground by a couple of inches, meaning two (already low) airbricks were covered or partially covered. They kept a trench around the air brick (first photo)...

There is no gap at the bottom of the door, the gap just becomes wider as you go up, think that's shown on the pictures. That's why I asked if the previous poster was talking about wedges because a single thickness of wood wouldn't solve the problem. I wasn't just bring thick, honest. Moving the...

thanks for the replies, I'll try and get a full picture up if that would help. The hinge side is reasonably ok. Sorry for my ignorance but what are closing beads? Are they just wedges of wood? How would be best to cut those if that's what they are? :-)

Hi, I've had some internal doors fitted this week. As with everything in my house, nothing is straight forward. The one door looks awful when it is shut. I think the frame is warped and not square. I was just wondering if anyone has any solutions that a very novice DIYer might attempt. I've...