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We had new vinyl put down about a month ago in our kitchen. About 10 days ago our boiler decided to leak from the auto air vent valve. It wasn't a massive flood but it was a leak that dripped down the wall, onto the floor and then under the vinyl. The vinyl had a nice cushy soft layer underneath...

About 2 years ago our kitchen flooded. Insurance company came out with a dehumidifier and ran that for a very long time. The guy came out to check our house was dry and said "Its an old house. These things are never perfectly dry so I can't give you a dry certificate. It's close enough though."...

Evening. We currently have rising damp in our house. There is this; Also the floor in the kitchen is bubbling, as is the wallpaper. We've had people check with the little tricorders and it says the walls are damp. We've been told the cause is due to the old home owners laying flags...

Afternoon. I've just moved a plastic art folder that was behind a couch only to find the wallpaper behind the art folder is covered in mould. It's in my front room and I think it's been there about a year. I'm assuming long term I'll need to redo the wallpaper. Short term? I was...

Happy New Year everyone :) We were recently told that our back yard is too high and it's caused the damp course to fail. It's been suggested that we dig a trench around the house about 2 bricks high and then redo the damp course. We were told that we could save a fortune by doing it...