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We have recently taken up carpet and underlay in a room in our house that has a really strong smell(damp/rubbery smell). Can't see damp proof course so we think that must be the bitumen on top of the concrete but there's a 30cm crack in it that also has a dried watermark around the edge like...

Will try to keep this as concise as possible... I'm buying a small victorian terrace (it's Grade II listed). It hasn't been particularly well cared for and has what appears to be significant damp problems in the ground floor front room. It is solid floor construction with no cellar so there...

I have a 3m x 3m Steeltech shed in the garden which has a concrete floor. Due to bad advice from the builder I sealed the floor with PVA. On dry days it does the job fine and keeps the dust down. However as PVA (I used Evo-Stik) is not waterproof, when it's raining the PVA sticks to my wet shoes...

Hi, I have long going dampness issue on one of my garage wall as big part of it is under the ground level as it makes border with my neighbour who has his ground level higher then me. I have finally managed to dig a trench around the wall in my neighbour garden and now I need to seal it, and...

Hello, Had damp issue in my buy to let and got a system put in wherein they put outlets in the bedrooms and a fan sort of thing that pulls air in the property. The work seems to have been done fine but they didn't add a switch to turn the system off, they just wired it into a socket in the...

Hi, I am in he middle of decorating and am not sure what paint to buy. Ronseal looks best for damp and mould, but I'm not actually sure which I have in my spare room. I instantly thought mould but now I'm thinking damp, even though it goes across the ceiling too. Worst affected area is around...

hi people,my daughter has just moved into her first home (single mother 2 children) and money is very tight,attached to her home is a single garage which she would like to use as a dining room(the floor is block paving)...she has been told she would need to install a damproof course (which i...