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How bad is rising damp? If the conservatory which is believed to be contributing to the damp and a chemical DPC is injected should this be enough to stop it or would there always be an issue on that particular wall? I have called my solicitor this morning and told him to hold off until the damp...

Hi, Had an offer accepted on a house it’s a 3 bed end of terrace in Scotland, the home report was not available until after the short closing date. The report states high moisture readings in localised parts of the kitchen wall near to patio doors and a damp/timber specialists advice is sought...

Thank Ker-plunk I will call a few roofing companies tomorrow. There is a really strong musty smell coming from the room where the roof is a problem. Do you know a rough cost to put it right?

hi, Bought a house with an extension, there is s strong musky smell from one of the rooms I can’t access this from the loft so have had a look at the roof from the outside. Where the extension meets the house there is a large gap in the tiles. The wood board under neath is rotted. Is this an...

We ventilate the property every day by opening windows, front and back door. This has been letting heat in for us. There is a smell coming from one side of the bay window I recon this is the source of mould or bad smell in the living room, it’s just the one side and it’s the inside window sill...

As soon as we got the keys and opened the door the smells hit us, this is not an issue we have created as it was evident from day 1 of getting the keys. House is cold in the summer, this is the view of my self, wife and many family members who have came to visit

Hi everyone, Bought a house recently and my wife and I have had a constant headache since moving. Our stuff is very cold and we have had the heating on most of the summer. There is a musky smell in a few rooms. The living room bay window has a musty smell at one side, bedroom 2 smells very bad...

Hi everyone, Bought a house recently and my wife and I have had a constant headache since moving. Our stuff is very cold and we have had the heating on most of the summer. There is a musky smell in a few rooms. The living room bay window has a musty smell at one side, bedroom 2 smells very...

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New to this thought I’d ask for some help. Bought a bungalow a few weeks ago and the place has been freezing, I’ve had the heating on about 10 times in 7 weeks. Even guests have been sitting with a jacket or heavy top on. There are some parts of the loft with 100mm insulation and some parts...