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This floor here has been fully dug out and redone however in the next room along only the edge was cut away

In theory i should of stepped up the internal dpc as i went into the next room along to finish at ffl but cause i have connected the dpm down low to the dpc then filled ontop i didnt think there would be a issue

In this bungalow there was no physical dpc so i have retro fitted one. in the bedroom which is on wood suspended floors i have set the dpc one brick up from the sub floor , i have carried that all the way along from the bedroom into the next 2 rooms which are concrete floor this meaning that the...

Its a timber floor in the bedroom but its concrete in the next 2 rooms along side them

I Will draw a sketch though as i know its more hard to explain on text lol But my internal dpc is about 3 course below ffl but ive used dpc thats wider then the bricks so there was abit sticking out and ive but abit of dpm from that bit sticking out and folded it up ways

Yeah no worries so that is what i have

This is all on a retro fit so not by new build standard this is the issue when i try to understand on here and folk talk about floor insulation there is no floor insulation as like i say its a part retro fit so im fitting a dpc but not going the whole hog and redoing all the internal floors

Internal damp proof course on the inner skin at 1 brick from ground level not finished floor level ground level and external dpc set at 5 bricks high

I will get a picture of what i have tomorrow but basically my external dpc is say 5 bricks high and my door sill is set on the 4 the brick

If its a cavity wall the internal and external dpc dont have to be the same

Hi guys using this image as a example if my dpc is set at the purple mark would this be a issue with the door ? should the door and dpc be on the same line on the yellow ?

Ive had the full frame and door out ive rebuilt parts on both side so i needed to redrill new holes Like i say the frame is level upright

Yeah i do have it level well "plumb" but what ever you call left to right lol

Hi guys can anyone give some advice on refitting a pvc door ? ive taken the old door out as i had to rebuild the brickwork on the reveal as it was all a mess ive now came to refit the took and after chipping off the render that was around it ive found the lintel above is running out ... do i...

Also ive just came to the kitchen area which was a build as a later add on on the house which also has had damp issues... I see this has dpc fitted but it is one brick up from the ffl so i would presume the brick below is getting damp and has been bridging on the cavity..

Ahh that helps alot thanks so i need to take my inner course down more as at the moment i have a pocket or should i just fill it in ? Then i lap the dpm like this ? Thanks