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Thank both, That's good to know, it just sounded a lot after talking with a work colleagues whos in a new build, they are using only half what we currently are. Good shout on the material in the waves to stop the insulation filling it, I have spare silver backed bubble wrap which could do the...

Thanks for replying. Yes they are, although a little cooler at the bottoms of rads but still too hot to leave your hand on for any length of time, which is why I was unsure on the boiler temp making a difference, but it sounds like it does due to flow and it definitely got hotter when the boiler...

Thanks @oldbutnotdead Not sure on the loft insulation thickness the stilts I used when boarding it were only 175mm so it has to be under 300mm, I did make sure none of it was compressed though. Will have to think about how to increase the loft floor height to get more insulation in. I...

Thank you both for replying. Sounds like he was right in lowering the temp but it may just need tweaking to get the best efficiency. I will read the manual and find out how to adjust it. Kind of glad you mentioned that as we did think the same about there being to much heat loss. You do notice...

Hi I am after a bit of advice on boiler temperature settings please. We had our boiler serviced yesterday and the first thing the guy said when looking at the boiler was the boiler temp was on max and shouldn't be. We have never touched the boiler itself only the thermostat. So he thinks it was...

Good point, Never thought about it being a solid wall, but would explain why the tiles are set further back than the rest of the brickwork. Filling it with insulation would be great, as it can get cold in this room throughout winter. I did try prising a few off a while ago but stopped as they...

We are wanting to put a new corner sofa in this corner once decorating is complete. If it is just condensation will it come back once the sofa is placed there and potentially turn it moldy?

Oh I see thank you. Oh I thought if it was only rain water it was OK to discharge straight into the drain (where I put sewer on my sketch it should read drain). The problem I have is there is only 190mm from the top of the block paving to the entrance of the drain (which is directly below the...

Interesting thanks. The DPC is 2 bricks above outside ground level all around the house, even around the original concreted areas. Looking at neighbours houses, they are the same, 2 bricks up. Front Rear I haven't detected the DPC inside though, I always presumed it was always one brick...

Massive apologies all, I got a bit side tracked with work the last few days. Thank you all for the advice. Me and the wife are both around this weekend so we will strip all the skirting and paper to get a better idea of what the whole room is like. I have a telescopic camera I can borrow, so...

Thanks. Yeah I won't be getting it done, I have read to many bad stories about the process. It just seemed strange how he wanted to do this to the whole house after only finding damp in 3 localised areas.

Also the damp inspection came out yesterday, he found damp in 3 areas of the house, 1. In the skirting in this corner (weirdly his damp meter didn't detect and damp on the actual wall, although we have had a dehumidifier on in the room). 2. By our back door in the kitchen. 3. On a small area of...

So I removed some of the skirting along this wall today, it was rotten in areas. It appears to be a concrete floor with the tiles glued to it, so I'm confused by the air bricks outside now. I'm a bit concerned with the fact the plaster goes all the way down to the concrete floor, I was always...

Thanks you all for your advice, I was planning on taking the skirting off and replacing with 4" skirting anyway. Hopefully with as little damage as possible. We have the short skirting through out the house so as we decorate each room we have been replacing the skirting and architrave. I...

Thank you all for the replies, sounds like condensation could be a possible culprit as well then. It is naturally quite a cold house, although that particular side of the house is south facing so it is one of the warmer rooms in the house. We had planned on stripping it all back further at the...

Thanks. There was only 190mm between the top of the gully and the sewer so I was unable to fit a catchment, so I inserted a small straight pipe through from the gully to the sewer, avoiding the void. I'm guessing what I did was not good enough, I will have to take it back up and re-evaluate the...

Thanks, sounds like the drain is the most likely culprit then, I will have to take the part I did last summer back up and re-asses the work I did. Out of curiosity how does the cavity become filled with rubble? How would you go about removing the rubble?

Thank you JohnD for the reply, It is in our lounge. I believe it is a concrete floor as under the underlay is tiles. The nearest radiator is around 3m away, there is nothing else in this corner at all. It is a bit difficult getting better pics at the minute as we have shifted all the furniture...

Hi I am hoping someone is able to offer some advice. We have just started decorating our lounge and came across a severe damp issue in one corner. The corner in question is behind a cupboard that was left by the past owners (4 years ago), so I have no idea how long it has looked this way. I...

Thank you for the replies, unfortunately downstairs floor is concrete, I could run it under the upstairs floor and down the wall but the Mrs doesn't like the idea of upturned the bedroom. I'm liking the idea of putting a proper socket on the wall and running the extension from that, the only...