I am currently renovating my kitchen and am looking for some advice in how to screed over a cavity. A section of the old screed layer has broken...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] We have just had an extension built and have noticed that our next door neighbours have quite bad damp (albeit under...
I've lived in my current house for over 20 years now- 1940s semi. I must admit, I never pay close attention to brick work etc, but I know there...
We’re having our bungalow cladded with Cedral cladding. The cladding can’t go below the DPC and for aesthetic reasons we’d like to paint DPC white...
We’re having our bungalow cladded with Cedral cladding. The cladding can’t go below the DPC and for aesthetic reasons we’d like to paint DPC...
Does anybody have a diagram or drawing showing how the lower corner of a window sill is constructed, and how the DPC and cavity closers...
The building regs say a DPM should be 1200 gauge - but what about DPC? The DPC's you buy in Toolstation and the like seem to be thicker than 1200...
Hi, I'm getting to the end of a renovation and the concrete floor screed has been laid. This is in a rear extension to the kitchen and also a new...
Hi all, I hope you are well. I'll try to keep this short. I am building an outbuilding (hopefully to use as an office / gym). The size is approx....
Evening All. This seems to be one of the few topics that the Internet does not contain endless chapter and verse on... and that information that...
Hi there I recently bought my.house which is now showing a lot wrong with, I know I need to get the pointing done and the roof verge but have now...
Does the patio in this picture look ok? There's a strip of gravel between the slabs and the wall, but I think this is above the DPC; anything to...
Hi all, hope you are well. We currently have an extension underway and it appears the dpm will be a good bit higher than the finished floor level...
Hi, Is it ok to protect a DPC by chasing in lead one course above it and laying patio up to it? Any hints on how to do it? Landscaper has built...
Hi, I'm currently doing some work on the front garden to take the ground level below Dpc level and have removed paving slabs from the whole area....
Hi all, removing some skirtings we found injection holes, in a room which has damp problem. Was wondering if there is a known data when the...
I have a garage which is built with the walls sitting on the concrete slab, with a DPC at floor level, single skin brick. Parts of the walls are...
Hi Guys, Any issues with placing 50mm xps insulation slabs externally in the trench below dpc/ground level before backfill? To help with...
Hi Guys, I will be filling my cavity as per title over the weekend prior to backfilling and compacting the ground. I know i need to use 8 part...
Hi All, We have had someone round to check an opening for PVCu doors and he recommended we take the course of bricks down a level. The builder...
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