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Hello all Thought I'd update this thread with an update. We had a second surveyor come around, but this time we managed to lift up the floorboard adjacent to the damp brick wall. Under the chipboard underlay was a plastic membrane simply laid over the concrete floor underneath. According to the...

Hello all, We have some badly damaged render on our external wall around the gas meter box. I’ve attached some photos. If I put my finger in there I can feel it is obviously damp as the water is freely going in. Is it possible to repair this? I’ve heard repairing render is not ideal but I’m...

In this house I wouldn’t be surprised. Has been eye opening to say the least. Totally covered in cement render, air bricks blocked. Floorboards need to come up.

It’s an old house. Built in 1890. I don’t think we have a water meter. I certainly have seen one. What is your thinking there? That a water meter could help provide clues for a leak?

Hi JohnD Yes point taken, I too was dubious. They are floorboards underneath and will definitely be lifting them up this weekend I think. Yes, on the ground floor. As this is an internal wall separating the kitchen and living room there are no gutters/pipes etc. You can see someone tried to...

Has anyone ever used these things: https://www.safeguardeurope.com/products/dryzone-system/dryrod-damp-proofing-rods It looks a bit gimmicky. We have a severely damp internal brick wall which I am slowly trying to remove the thick coating of plastic paint that has been applied by previous...

Hi tel765 Apologies I may have incorrectly spoken. What I mean to say is I think there are air bricks in-situ, albeit rendered over. Until I either remove the render or the floorboards to properly inspect I cannot say for sure. In this house it would not surprise me that they have simply...

Thanks JohnD Also getting our laminate flooring replaced so will use that opportunity to lift and check under the floorboards. Back to my original question, thinking ahead...assuming everything is sorted, how to dry the damp bricks etc.?

Hi JohnD Sorry, should have mentioned that with the help of a surveyor we (think) we have identified the source of the damp. His opinion was a combination of a faulty chimney (flaunching and another bit I can't remember the name of) in addition to condensation. Getting those fixed next week...

Hi all Been a bit of serial poster on these forums lately. Everyone has been very helpful so really appreciate it. My next problem I need to deal with is an internal load bearing brick wall which since we have moved in has been coated with a thick layer of masonry paint. I have been advised to...

Hi Bullet-Proof_Biscuit It is feasible. A bigger job than I would have liked. I'll keep that one in mind as we're having our flooring re-done in the kitchen so could possibly be done then. Cutting into concrete - sounds mega noisy and dusty.

Hi Jacko555 This isn't a bad idea. As you say it puts the shaft and 90 degree bit at the top outside of the building and means no messing around with the neighbours path too much. Although there probably will be some minor work to get the bottom 90 degree bit into the building it's nothing...

Hi Jacko555 You are right, however, I’m not sure it would be correct to say it’ll be reinstated as to do this properly I would need to lower the ground to allow the air brick to go under my internal floors which essentially means permanently amending his configuration to allow for that.

Just thinking (err, typing) aloud here. I wonder if this could be done... Use these Manrose bends: https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-rectangular-flat-channel-vertical-90-bend-white-225mm/78560 In combination with a Manrose duct...

Thanks IT Minion. It may be the standard these days but surely when they did it they must have thought about the ventilation. Your ideas may seem nuts but I think we are in the realm of thinking outside the box. What about the telescope/periscope vent? What are people's thoughts on the...

Hi IT Minion It gets worse I'm afraid. The ground floor is essentially made up of the kitchen and front room. The kitchen has an extension toward the back. The muppets used concrete underneath with the remaining part of the house having timber joists. See the attached quite pic I put together...

Thanks cdbe To address the problem properly would be to dig up our neighbours drive and side path. Whilst I haven't asked I can't see how he would approve this. Literally nothing in it for him. Having a diagonal hole also sounds complicated and risky. A novel idea granted. Would a...

Hello all Had a damp survey done on my 2-bed semi Victorian cottage house. For reasons I do not know all air bricks around the house have either been covered with cement render or removed and then rendered over. So no ventilation under the floors at all. One of the recommendations of the...

Hi JohnD I don’t think so. The wall separates the kitchen and living room. It’s a solid brick wall. The wall adjacent to it is a party wall separating me and our only neighbour as we’re semi-detached. There could very well be a drain underneath I can’t see. It’s so difficult to say. The damp...

I’m just see what the art of the possible is. The bottom row of bricks are really damp and stink to high heaven. An independent damp specialist has advised on what he believes the source of the damp to be (faulty/leaking chimney). I figured replacing the really bad bricks would be a shortcut to...