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Assuming this is the internal wall that is getting damp, could you clarify the following. How many walls affected Cavity or solid wall ( Unlikely but worth asking ) if cavity wall, have you taken out a brick to see inside - muck bridging above existing dpc etc. How high above the concrete...

Yes you can. Plenty of concrete roads have been overlaid with black. The success of your garden venture however would depend on the condition and stability of the underlying concrete. HRH

Could try this, may be of use. http://sketchup.google.com/ HRH

Cavity wall insulation should not cause damp but it can exacerbate an existing damp problem. Killersharky is technically wrong in saying that it stops water entering through an external wall - the bricks and mortar do that. What I think he meant is that the mineral wool will not act like a...

Mike, Aeriels and good TV reception have been the bane of my life for the last 20 years. The only time that I was completely happy was when Camilla organised a pukka TV aerial installer to come round and re-vamp the whole house by replacing the ouside aerial, puting sockets in every room and...

Using a 2 way splitter will half the signal strength to each telly. You may be well advised to look into buying a powered unit. Lots more info on this sort of stuff on AV Forums & maybe on Digital Spy. HRH

My conservatory was the same in our last house which we sold 2 1/2 years ago. I did think that their may be an issue when the buyers survey was done but nothing was flagged up. Asked our local BCO after we moved and he said there was no problem. As previously stated it's your house, you should...

I want to move a door opening into my living room. The wall is loadbearing and I would like to know whether I would need to prop the wall prior to fitting the lintel. I'm not able to confirm the width of the door at the moment becuase i'm at work, but would guess it would be about 32". Thanks...