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Here are a few pictures of the back of my house. You can see the dpc, and where the brickwork has been exposed, how far down do you think the foundations actually go? I have added a bit of ballast and cement on the floor towards the back of the house so there is more of a run off as we left...

Thank you for your advice, I think I will be sure as taking them out (should they rot) could prove very tricky once in.

Funny you should say that about damp problems in our house, we do suffer especially in the kitchen cabinets, the older ones stink, we moved in recently and are trying to make the damp situation better with new windows and generally better ventilation around the house. Just another question...

Thanks for your help, I will go and see what I can get. It's going to be very awkward as the sleepers are in place and have a cm or 2 to play with and try and get in with brush or improvise somehow!

Hello, I recently put in some treated sleepers in my garden to make a dividing line between decking and the lawn. I had to cut one of them, exposing the untreated wood. I am not sure yet how much contact the wood will have with the lawn/mud as I will cement some of the area off, do I still...

Hello, After thinking this job would be quite easy, I find myself stuck, in that I removed the concrete floor connecting to the back of the house. This then exposed 2 lines of bricks below the damp proof (Black Paint). I am eventually going to do some decking there but what should I do...