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Yeah, but look at it this way.I could get the walls plastered using lime so its able to breath, leave the damp course as it is and redecorate But when we go to sell the house and if damp is picked up in a survey the value of the property drops. At least this way i get the walls replastered...

Hi, Bit of an update really. I have again contacted the damp company that originally did the work before we moved in.After speaking to there surveyor ,who was more helpful than the last person i spoke to, was told that when the DPC was done the last owners didnt want the walls reskimmed...

Oilman, the only reason i was having the walls skimmed is im not keen on wallpaper.The origional walls had 4 layers of paper including woodchip and the last layer someone had papered a border then painted over it, looks crap when highligted by downlighters. As for the walls, yes i think they...

I was hoping you was going to say, yeah thats fine, a great idea, go for it!!! Next thought is phoning the rics surveyor who i used before we moved in,he sounded like a good bloke, and asking if i pay for his time will he have a look while the walls are stripped

Ive had a thought.....Screwfix sell a liquid damp proof membrane, whats wrong with hacking off the plaster on all external walls to 1200mm to get rid of any salts.Then painting the brickwork with the membrane up to 1200mm then rendering as normal and have the walls skimmed.Im refurbing every...

Masona, It already has a DPC injected as i can see the plugged holes outside and holes behind the skirting board.I asked one surveyor when he thought it had been done and he told me he remembered coming round 3 years ago to give a quote............kinda funny the crap they come out with eh?

Hi, I want to change my bath and sink for new ones, at the moment the copper pipes go straight to the taps (god knows how the plumber got to them to tighten them up) Can i cut the 22mm hot and 15mm cold pipes where i can get to them easily and then use the pushfit flexihose adapters to the taps...

Hi, This is my second posting regarding a DPC.The first one was about a guarantee which turned out to be worthless. My semi detached house was built in 1887 and already has a DPC injected, the skirting in the downstairs bathroom was rotten and when i took it off the plaster was covering the...

I'm going to get 5 estimates and take it from there, Im sticking with the price my surveyer values it at £6000 more than he accepted even with the damp. Cheers

Hi, I'll make this as short as i can!! I'm in the middle of buying a house built in 1887, it has rising damp.Ive knocked £17,000 off the asking price because the seller couldnt find the damp guarantee, which he accepted.He has now found the guarentee but i stuck to my guns over the price as i...

Hi, I want to put floor lights in my front room, the room has floorboards so access is not a problem.Would it be ok to use 100mm exterior deck lights, ive seen some in a catalogue but not sure which would give the best light for the room? fibre optic,elphin 7w fluoro or mains voltage. anyone...

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Hi, My bathroom is on the ground floor and has a solid floor, it has a seperate room within it where the toilet is which i intend to turn into a shower wet room.Ive moved the toilet into the bathroom but because of the solid floor i have to raise the floor in the wet room to allow for the shower...