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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...

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...

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...

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, 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...