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I've been told that the membrane encourages the damp to condense and drip down it into the drainage system. Also I've been told that an extra metre of membrane on each side will account for the damp being pushed out at the sides vs gravity bringing it to floor. It's this information that gives...

Thanks Robbie, I'll be giving that a shot tonight and I'll update on progress. It certainly looks like there is a white primer underneath with the grey on top, it doesn't look like the grey has settled very well on the white background in places either so it could well be PVA, I think the...

Hi, I've had to dig up part of my basement floor for damp proofing and while I was there I was wondering if I might be able to lower the floor without underpinning. From the photos you can see that I have a stepped brick foundation with a cement footer underneath. I'm wondering if I can dig...

Hey, I had someone come around to look at my damp issue and got quote £15k. So I decided to take a look at it myself, it looks like it's only the one wall that has a damp issue. After digging up the ground I think that I can just run a membrane across the wall and right down the hole I've dug...

Hi, I've moved into a new house and the paint had big bubbles in it in the living room. I pulled it off to see what was happening and the paint peeled off in large sheets like it was latex (it might even be!). It sounded online like this might actually be latex paint but they said that ammonia...

Hey, I had someone come around to look at my damp issue and got quote £15k. So I decided to take a look at it myself, it looks like it's only the one wall that has a damp issue. After digging up the ground I think that I can just run a membrane across the wall and right down the hole I've dug...