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Hi, The kitchen floor I have been renovating had the floor part tiled and part hardwood floor. The tiles were on a concrete pad but also over some of the floor boards, with just some screed/levelling compound. the tiles were not cracked and seemed ok. My question is that I am intending to have...

I forgot to say in my last post the circled areas in the photos is where damp areas are. I have cleared out more of the infill of the fender wall. But I am weary of taking out the rubble from under the back hearth. Do I need to remove the fireback, back hearth? It also looks like the fireplace...

I had a look at the paving expert, and they say the a "proper" French drain uses a pipe. looking around the web it seems that using a solid PVC pipe with holes just at the bottom (not the flexible perforated pipe with holes all around the circumference ) is part of a French drain installation...

Hi, I have a old fireplace in the kitchen that has rising damp around the bottom of the chimney breast on both sides. I had a damp specialist have a look a while ago, and they said that they would take the plaster back to brick about 1.3 meters above the damp area and inject a damp proof coarse...

Thanks your replies, I haven't replaced the wall plates yet. But I have a better idea on how to go about it. Cheers,

Thanks for the info Doggit. I have started to remove the render, and dig out the rest of the channel. I think I will create a french drain, but as you say with at least 1" diameter stones, and just bring it around a inch below the DPC ( there is not much depth, and the footing of the wall...

Sounds like a plan, I will give it some time to dry out. Thanks guys.

Ok, would I benefit to treat the outside of the wall before putting in the drain? The area where the air brick and door is, looks to have a render over the DPC, of the right of the drain (pictures 3 and 5 ), the bricks are exposed and the DPC visible. Is there a specific product that is used to...

The joist ends are above the DPC, the blocked drain I think had filled up to be over the DPC, but the drain was cleared about 4- 5 weeks ago and is on the other side of the wall (right hand side), form were the condensation had formed on the sheet of DPC I had temporarily put down (on the left...

there was a blocked drain on the right hand side of the wall, this has been cleared. But nothing (no drains, or downpipes etc.) on the left where the condensation was.

Hi, At the back of my property, there is about a 20cm wide gap from the external wall and patio paving's, this was filled with small gravel. I presume this was to form a type of French drain. however this is also higher than the Walls DPC, and I think has been causing bridging of the DPC. I...

There is one air brick. I am looking at adding two more either side of what is there already. Also the ground level outside is too high bridging the DPC by about 6cm, someone had raised the level by adding concrete paving's directly out side the front wall. I am going to bring down the ground...

I had left the DPC temporarily in position see photo in last post. I have just taken I tout, and found condensation on the side facing the wall on the left corner. I was surprised as is was quite substantial. I am a bit concerned that applying the DPC in this way might actually cause problems...

Hi, I have found that most of my sub floor wall plates need replacing due to wood rot, they are all on sleeper walls and are not sitting in any of the main walls. I am not 100% sure what would be the best way forward to replace these. Should I try to replace each wall plate separately one at a...

Hi Doggit, Thanks for the help, I will see how bad the ends of the rest of the joists are, and take a view if I can get away with treating them or replacing them. I have been looking over the rest of the sub floor and about half of the wall plates need replacing. I am intending to use 450mm...

Hi Doggit, Thanks for the info. The wall plate I had removed as it was rotten the entire length underneath, so it's not in the picture. A couple of the joists have about 1 inch of rot at the very end, I think the rest of the joist is ok. Being at the end, would it be enough to cut off the inch...

Hi, I have been pulling up floor boards in a property I have just purchased in the front room, as there has been evidence of damp. After pulling up the floor boards, I have found that the wall plate was rotten due to damp, as dirt and debris have built up between the wall and the wall plate...

Hi, This is my first post, please forgive me if I am asking silly questions :). I have just purchased our first house (a mid terrace house). On the first floor bedroom, the floor slopes down by about 5cm from the start of the door frame to the wall. As you move into the room further in from the...