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We had a series of works done to our ground floor garden flat over a couple of years, and rather than go through multiple rounds and fees of Building Control we are now going through a single Regularisation Cert process. Council have now done their inspection and main issue they've pointed out...

Background: We've lived in the Ground Floor Flat of a London Victorian End of Terrace for 4 years. History of High Humidity: Overall, property has been good with no visible damp but seems to have persistently high humidity which I've been unable to remedy. Ventilation and Dehumidifier reduce...

I have a 100+yr old Victorian house that doesn't have drip grooves in the 2 Bay Windows. I've only just noticed after the recent downpour that water is definitely tracking back onto the bricks underneath the bay window sill. The sills seem to be painted concrete. Question is what is the best...

I've had patches of peeling paint near my skirting boards in my extension. Having scraped off the loose paint, the plaster underneath is discoloured. It is not obviously wet to the touch, but appears like some moisture may be getting through. The photo is taken from the ground floor extension...

The strap boss below was fitted about 18 months ago for a Combi Boiler outlet and connected to a pre-existing down pipe which I believe is our upstairs neighbours' (there are 2 flats above) wastewater pipe. Worked fine for a while. As you can see in the photo there is now leakage coming out -...

Moved into this c. 1900 Victorian Terrace a few years ago, and although I haven’t had visible damp internally, I’ve had major humidity issues with certain rooms constantly well over 70% humidity even shortly after thorough ventilation. The property is an end of Terrace, and all external walls...