damp

Hi, having lots of issues with this bay, the pebble dash is due to be removed and a new render added, is this concrete level too high? Was considering taking it out, on Google images it wasn’t there and was a flower bed in 2009. Now it’s all concrete, will this help?

This may be too ambitious a project but oh well... Any advice or criticisms gratefully received. I have a relatively large lean to that is effectively useless and I plan to make a functional little workshop and gym space It's a single skin brick lean to with brick walls between 1 and 1.5m high...

Hi, I’ve recently bought an old Victorian terraced house ( built in 1890 ). The property was recently updated 4 years ago by the previous owners, having most of the house re done such as new joist and chipboard flooring but under the suspended floor is just general rubbish clearly left by...

We’ve just had a new house professionally remediated for mould. We’ll need new ceilings ( = plastering) and parts of the walls need to be plastered. We’ve been advised to look at plaster bonding other than gypsum bonding, since this can apparently attract moisture. What type of plaster bonding...

Morning all, I’m here for some advice really. I live in a 1903 mid terraced house. I only moved in a year ago and it has quickly drained me of all my savings. 9 months ago I noticed a damp patch on the ceiling. I got a roofer out who told me there was no ‘crown’ on the stack. Charged me...

Hi all, looking for some advice We had this fence installed on top of patio tiles. As it’s directly in contact with the patio when it rains the slats get damp at the bottom. Pic attached Im worried they will rot. So would you advise trimming the bottom centimetre or so off each one? (They are...

Side surface is like in the pcitrues. It's sami detached house. In the picture left hand side is my house where I have damp and right side is my neighbours raised backyard and driveway can be seen in attached pictures. Neighbours are nightmare and not helpful. Is this riased level in...

Hi All - I have some uPVC windows installed outside with no seal around the edges. I’ve sealed the sides but not sure if I should seal top or bottom. I’ve had some issues with dampness on that wall (lower side) and mouldy wood at the top. Do I need to seal all around the window? The...

We are in the process of redecorating a room in our house. The room has two external walls. One short one with a window and radiator, and one longer one. When we took the carpet up, we noticed that the underlay under the carpet was damp all along the length of the longer external wall, and the...

Hi all, Looking for some advice on next steps. We had a new upvc window fitted to our basement in June last year that involved digging out a large section of earth, laying some stones in the base and bricking up the dug-out section (see photo 1). However, in September we noticed mould...

Moved into my new home recently and discovered some damp issues. There are gaps by the side of my doorstep where it looks like water is entering. I'm a complete novice when it comes to anything to do with building or DIY - I at first thought It was coming from the airbricks going into next door...

Good morning everyone, My house is a semi detached house and the pantry is joining the neighbours house. I decided to decorate my pantry (last thing left to do in my house, it's under my stairs in the front of my house, when I went to clear it out (only been living here 6 months) everything I...

We have water coming into the room below the roof on the sides of the room when it rains. I'm unable to climb onto the roof to take a closer look as it is too high and I don't have access from below. I've taken a look at the roof from the window above and the flashing looks a bit suspicious -...

Hello I was looking at a house that is showing signs of wear, and im hoping please to get your thoughts on whether any of this looks serious. Under a lower window there are stepped cracks and some poor filling/repair, the damp proof course bricks look in poor condition, the guttering has...

We're having a new patio installed and the builders are doing a great job. However, I'm concerned to see the new level is only 120 mm below the damp proof course in places. The new level also comes about an inch above the bottom of an air brick which doesn't look right and I suppose could...

So I live in an end terrace house. We have these damp patches in the back bedroom upstairs mainly on the gable end wall. We had the roof replaced around 2 years ago thinking that was the problem but it hasn't solved it. We are planning to have the gable end painted with a silicone breathable...

Hello, I’m looking for some advice.. we’ve recently moved into a new property and have noticed that the soil pipe external to the house is leaking every time the toilet is flushed. It’s partially covered by decking but we can see clearly above the part above decking and have tested it so we...

Hi, This forum has come up many times when searching for similar damp problems so I thought I’d sign up and share my problem in the hope of some advice. It’s a 1900 solid wall house. I am renovating my downstairs - upon removing wooden cladding and thick wall paper I’ve realised I have quite...

Hey, I’m looking at doing a project house, it’s a 1960’s ex council house, i believe it has a non insulated cavity wall & I’m thinking of internally battoning off the walls and adding celotex in between to help keep some heat in, will this work without causing any kind of sweating / damp...

Hi all, I've finally taken the wall back to brick where we could see there was damp coming through. The damp was there when we bought the house and it looks like someone has previously put some 'special damp proof plaster on'... From the images, you can see it's pretty dry below the centre of...