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Hi, After heavy rain Im noticing in my loft areas where damp patches show between membrane and rafter. Im a bit ocd with this issue as would like to ask is it much to worry about the structure of rafters will they rot ? it only happens afer heavy rain and only in one specific area corner of the...

Hello, I’ve recently moved into a 300-year-old cottage which, due to its age, does not have a damp course. Before I moved in, there were no visible signs of damp on the paintwork. However, within days of repainting the walls, several dark patches have started to appear—particularly on the walls...

Hi all, I’m trying to work out how I can fill this gap between my house and our patio, so that it is level with the patio. The gap is 50cm from the house, 5’ deep in the center, and 3.5’ either side. Yesterday, I cleared out some slate chippings that filled the area, that were sat on top of...

Hi All, Bit of a DPC/DPM conundrum I've got here. Long story short, I'm self-designing an extension which is required to go on a raft slab. I envisioned this would end up on a raft with a boot/stepped edge detail, however my structural engineer has recommended (and designed) a flat raft slab...

I'm having the ground levels outside my house lowered as they were bridging the DPC We're having york stone paving put down to the level of the green line, and the red line is where the DPC is The question now is what to do with the area between the new level of the exterior and the DPC? The...

Hi, We have just moved into a Victorian semi-detached house, and all is good, but there is an area of 'rising damp' which was picked up on our survey but now I am able to have a better look at. please see attached pics. The wall with the plug socket is the old kitchen, and the wall at 90...

Hello. I've noticed a damp part on the external wall after rain. Seems to grow from below the soffit. Is this a job for a roofer or damp specialist? Many Thanks

FTB here would really appreciate some advice! Thinking of buying a Victorian end of Terrace. The couple we're buying it from have lived there for over 40 years. It has issues with rising and penetrating damp. Had an independent damp survey (not attached to a damp proofing company) which said...

Hello, I’m a first time home owner and have a damp wall - I have no idea what to do - can I just sand it back? Any suggestions and help would be soooo appreciated! Thank you!

I noticed a couple of small patches of damp around the rear uPVC door in the extension leading to the garden. Additionally the extension is very cold with the floor in particular being cold. The step outside the door is built on a foundation of bricks that are exposed and the gutter above the...

Hello, could do with some advice if possible. I am interested in buying a detached property which is roughly 100 years old. No DPC has been fitted. But instead 62.5mm of Celotex has been fitted throughout the house. (The house was renovated over the last year or so) The house is known to of...

Hello, I took out the plasterboard and seen some damp on timbers.. what would be the best solution for this? Wall then 3 timbers, single wall. Noticed some damp on the other side

Hi all, I recently moved into a 3 bedroom terrace house and have notice large amounts of damp in the bay window of the house (please see the images attached for reference) I was just hoping that someone on here would be able to identify what type of damp it is This only started in October it...

Hi, We are renovating a house and have noticed that the existing single storey outrigger doesnt have a foundation and DPC, there is nothing that can be done about the foundation bit because of the adjoining property in the terrace, however I am keen to prevent damp issues and was wondering...

Hello everyone, Newbie to DIYnot. Bought a house and it smells as soon as you walk through the door. Fine upstairs. At first we thought it was the newly painted dining room giving off a weird smell however I noticed a strong smell coming up from the boarded fire place that was used as a...

Please can someone help me I’m so desperate I bought this house and everything was done from top to bottom inside before I bought it I seen the house once and now 4 months later theres damp and paint flaking off and damp patches Does anyone know what this could be?

Hi there, looking for some advice on repointing work. last summer we got a guy in to repoint the parts of our house that he said needed doing, and he did a great job. However, we had no idea that it would make the house look so patchy (see first pic) so got him back in this week and basically...

Hi all, Some advice would be highly appreciated. I have some spalled brickwork on the gable end of my house and there is some penetrative damp coming through in these areas. (Roof and guttering newly replaced so 100% sure it is the brickwork). I have since DPM'd internally and replaced blown...

I bought a mid terrace Victorian house about a year ago. It seems the previous owners indulged themselves in a significant amount of bodge work. An area in the center of the house has been showing damp since I moved, which has progressively got worse (images attached). The damp appears to track...

Hi everyone, New to this forum and in desperate need of advice. I had a builder do some damp proofing work for me in my house. I live alone and was starting to panic a wee bit about the damp (it’s an old house) and this builder seemed to really know his stuff. He quoted me 10k for damp proofing...