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Hi, I have been having issues with damp around the corners of our windows and after a lot of investigation the issue has been found! The windows where not sealed with silicone against the sills when they where put in. This means water goes along the sill and into the walls. I decided to check...

A few weeks ago I siliconed the edges of the frames that are exposed in the holes I made. I since sprayed the windows using the hose and no more water is coming in!!! Before the silcone the water just poured in when I tested with the hose. It has also rained since and its stayed bone dry in the...

Thanks for the replies. I forgot to mention that the house is single skin. No cavity walls. Good idea. Will do that. The photo was during the outdoor repair we had done. The dash is back on now with the final render. The photo is to show where we had the repair made....which proved not to be...

Hi Gazman16. You posts inspired me to hack at my walls to try and finally solve my damp issues around my windows!. The window and sill doesnt seem to be sealed as you have previously suggested in other posts. Would you mind taking a look at my thread when you have a spare minute. Thank you...

Hello! We have been renovating our house over the two years since we have had it and only after decorating have we noticed damp patches in the bottom corners of the windows. Paint starts to bubble with salt deposits coming through (efflorescence?). Thinking it was bad pebble dashing repairs...

Thanks John. What thickness would make it ok to not replace floorboards or should they really always be replaced. Would cutting strips of ply or planks of pine be ok? We can't seem to find anywhere that sells the exact size of our floor boards. Even then I think it might be 1mm off. (19mm thick...

In renovating our house we went round pulling all the old plastic architraves and window fillets from all the windows and pvc doors inside before having the house re-plastered. We are prepping everything now getting ready to decorate and trying to clean up the windows. Lots of dirt and plaster...

We have a few floorboards here and there that have been taken up, either due to wood worm, plumbing or electrics. We will be getting both laminate and carpet through out the house. Currently every single room is stripped back to floorboards, with all old woodwork removed too as we are...