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It's possible John - I'll need to get up there at the weekend and work around it all to make sure there's enough air flow.

Thanks for your replies. Flameport - it's a good point regarding the loft hatch - this isn't particularly airtight, I'll need to see how I can improve it. Freddiemurcurystwin - I've removed a couple of sections near the area that felt slightly damp - before I start to pull out all the...

Hi, I live in a 1920s semi with slate roof and no felt lining. I recently had a leak in my roof (now repaired) so have become somewhat obsessed with checking that my roof is OK! When looking around for any signs of dampness, I noticed that the top of some beams nearest to the underside of the...

Thanks Mr Chibs - that's a good point. Just had a look and seems straight forward so I'll probably pull the boards back up, fit hangers and treat the timbers at the same time. May avoid having to pull the floor out entirely again. Dry rods look interesting - not considered those before. Thanks...

Thanks all. Fair points regarding the timber floor - I may have to get this looked at again. I relied on the joiner to get that bit right..! John D - there is a chimney but it's in use with a stove. At this stage I think my next course of action is going to be to install chemical DPC and then...

There is an air brick on the right of the photo directly adjacent to the area of floor I have pulled up. The other two walls shown in the photo are internal. The section of external wall on the right is at the front of the house. It is only around 6 feet long (with one air brick), it then...

Thanks John. The bricks are drier than they used to be - its been 5 months since I had a leaking underground drain replaced and I'm hoping the bricks continue to dry over summer. I know the drain isn't leaking now because when it leaked, I used to have water collect in the adjacent water meter...

Thanks - I suspect the floor may need to be ripped out again at some point but I'll leave that until I'm confident that the damp is under control. Good to hear that the DPC may help - my biggest worry is not that it might not work - I'd rather try and see if it helps, but my main concern is...

Hi, I've posted here before with my damp problem - a few things have happened since I was last here but its still unresolved. I've had a slight damp problem in one particular room ever since I've lived here. The house is 1920s, cinderblock construction on the external walls and stone chip...

Thanks Sxturbo - I don't think the supply pipe is plastic. I was told that the water company may be able to do a leak test on it - I'm not sure if the would detect a really minor leak. I can explore it as another avenue. One thing that baffles me is that whist the ground level seems to be in...

Thanks Woody. I'd say it's in the irregular space but worsened recently, then stopped over the past 2 or 3 weeks. I'm desperately trying to find an independent surveyor to take a look, who isn't affiliated with a DPC product...

It's in the same location Andy - in the right corner of the photo under where the TV is. When I had the floor up a few months back, I couldn't see any obvious leakage from the pipe. I don't know how accurate this would be, but I've switched off the stop tap inside the room and then monitored...

I did think that about the plug socket Andy :LOL: Woody - thanks, all sensible points. I naively thought that paying for a 'survey', and one from a company with (some) decent reviews, would at least give me reassurance that I may get a good service. I admit I feel like I've been taken for a...

Hello At the start of this year (Feb) I started to have damp appear on an internal party wall. Just outside the wall - directly in line with the party wall is a shared drain. This had been been backing up so I had it inspected by the water company, roots removed and then relined in April...

Minor update - had a quick dig around the area to investigate further but I hit pretty solid ground (hardcore and concrete in places) right next to the wall, so it's going to need a bit more effort than I had hoped..!

Hi All I would welcome the advice from people far more knowledgable that myself! A couple of weeks ago, I was tidying my kids playroom. I moved a sofa away from an internal wall and found some damp (see photos). On investigation, the primary cause seems to have been a blocked drain just...

Cheers woody - blew my theory, and that's why I'm not a roofer ;)

Hi all I have a 1920s semi with slate roof, no membrane so just slates onto the slats. I haven't lived in the house long and we ran out of cash on renovating the rest of the house so haven't touched the roof. I've spent a fair bit of time In the loft though and it seems dry enough. However...

Another thought I've had... All the TRVs I removed were in the open position and had been for many months. Yet when I removed them the radiators kicked into life. Could they be poorly fitting TRVs for the valves?

Hi Thanks for your reply. I think I've Sussed the reason why I'm having problems - I removed The TRVs from 4 radiators that were cold and they all kicked into life. Considering they are only 4 months old - coincidence / bad luck or rubbish TRVs? The wireless thermostat is also only 4...