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Hi Folks, I wrote before about this however I have done some further investigation. I have had a damp problem in the bathroom since the day and hour I bought my current house. It was not noted on the survey because 1) The room was tanked 2) The walls had wallpaper on them So any surveyor...

What I mean is that there his a hole between the Concrete/Insulation/DPC to the Hardcore meaning that if I just filled this in without patching moisture would wick up through the hole bridge the concrete/insulation then rise up the walls. At least this is how I believe it happens? I intend to...

Hi Folks, I wrote before about my floor with the DPM with a hole in it. How come most people say just lay DPM / Lap it up the walls and then Insulate and Concrete it? I thought it needed to be 'toothed' into the mortar to join with the DPC on the actual bricks? I spoke to several builders who...

Hi Folks, My bathroom floor has had problems with damp and thinking that it was just condensation I pulled the Lino back to reveal pipes in the floor had been leaking. What is worse is whoever installed these pipes had also cut a hole in the DPC for the waste for the bath and never sealed...

Hi Folks, To cut a long story short me and my other half had the wetroom pulled out and a bath fitted with the floor leveled. When we put Vynl down on straight onto the concrete it has massive bubbles everywhere and when we push them down more form - I think the concrete might be damp. Not...

Hi Folks, I recently replaced my bathroom floor and I have found it was bubbling, We kept it like that for 6 months then done away with it and decided to get a new one (Perhaps a dodgy installer). We went with another well reputable company paid for a full stick down and again its starting to...

Hey, I attach a view of the outside so you can sort of see whats going on. Basically the old door would have fan flush but the old lady living here before us had the cowboys in who threw this thing in place of the door by fixing the frame to two outside walls and covering the mess with...

Hi Folks, I am in the process of renovating a house that looks like cowboys got too. I have reached the front door porch and I noticed that whoever put the PVC porch on left the void for where the old door would have stood completely open. And simply covered it with Plasterboard. I drilled a...

Hey, So what you mean is to put battens up. But would the wood not act as a thermal bridge? Cheers,

Hi Folks, I live in a house built in the 1960s it does from what I see have Cavity Wall Insulation but still outside walls are generally colder to touch than their inner counterparts. On the outside wall I get around 12 - 13 degrees where as on an inside wall I get around 18 - 19 degrees...

Hi Folks, I have a small ex-council house and I have been up into the Attic and Extension and what I have noticed the following Insulation: Attic Yellow Wool Between Joists folded ontop of itself - ~70mm Pink Wool Ontop of Yellow between joists - ~50mm Totals: ~190m But its thicker and...

Hey Folks, This is my current system from what I can make out down stairs. If I upgraded it to 22 Mill Pipe on the existing run to the ground floor and included 1 radiator and a T that then supplies supplies 3 additional radiators. Would this help heating and flow Or would...

How come my current oil boiler has few problems with this, I would have thought a Worcester Bosch 29Cdi would eat this scenario for breakfast? Whats the trade off's I've just started re-decorating the house and unfortunately the 15 mm pipes are all down stairs below concrete.

Hi Folks, I have had several Oil to Gas Conversion Engineers out and I have finally chosen one. I have been suggested a combi because the man took a look at the main flow and return and said it should be ok. I have decided to double check and it appears after the first few meters my...