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    Concrete subfloor question

    Hi, novice here. Just bought a house and the kitchen floor has a sandy mix at the edges. This sandy material is damp in places. It's the gap between the external wall (conservatory on other side) and kitchen. The concrete subfloor is about 2 inches thick, then I think it is solid concrete under...
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    To Bitumen or not to Bitumen

    I am having some work done to lower the ground height around my house and have filled the old air bricks in (white bricks on photo) as my internal floors are concrete with a DPM. My question is should I Bitumen over the lower 2 courses of bricks (once the weather improves and the brick work...
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    Another question about damp.....

    Hi all, I have read lots of threads about damp but find that no two issues are the same. My problem is on an internal wall, that is a "peninsula" wall rather than a wall on the perimeter. There are a combination of damp patches, a damp patch from the skirting and bubbling lining paper. I think...
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    Concrete floors and cavity

    Hi, I am trying to better understand the flooring in my home and hope some expert advice will clear things up. I have dug down the side of my Edwardian house that was covered with pebbles and found the air bricks way below ground level. My internal floors are concrete and means I wouldn't...
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