During the build of our extension the builder built the walls (outer and inner) before laying the slab. This means the DPM does not go under the...
I have a double garage sized outbuilding at the back of my property, no longer accessible by a vehicle and have partitioned it down the middle so...
Hi I have a 600mm gas DPC bridging the cavity and I need to install a cavity tray with this. I started to use some polythene DPC as the cavity...
Hi, We had a patio done over a year ago, but have started noticing some damp and some smells. Upon investigating one possible cause could be that...
Hi I am doing an extension and had a trial hole dug for the foundations which was to 1.4m (deep due to trying to find good ground - point 1...
Hi for my extension build I wanted to check what point I needed to build the engineering brickwork up to for DPC The back of the current house...
Hi, I'm building an out-house - can the internal floor level be lower than the external DPC Level? i.e. Screed come to lower than the DPC brick?...
hi, I have a garden that sits on top of an underground car park. In my garden there is a DPC membrane covering the entire surface area also...
We had a conservatory removed at the back of our house and are planning on replacing it with a patio. However, the concrete slab that was under...
Hi I will be using periscope vents to air under a block and beam floor and wondered about the below ground cavity fill. All the regs say to fill...
Hi It seems i'm trying for the record of the longest time taken to do an extension! I am hitting so many problems! After much advice &...
To the left is the extension, on the right at 90deg to this is the original house wall. To the right of the patio door is next doors garden wall,...
Hi All, I have just bought an old 2 story singleskin (no cavity) mid-terraced house that has suspended wooden floors throughout. Ive been...
Ramp to next door above my DPC.
Hi Folks, My bathroom floor has had problems with damp and thinking that it was just condensation I pulled the Lino back to reveal pipes in the...
Hi, I had a minor disaster yesterday when I hired a power float. I was using the power float on a single garage slab which was surrounded by a...
There are gaps in the concrete floor just inside the front door of my house - and a pale blue sheet of plastic (which is, I suppose, a damp-proof...
Hi, hope you can advise... i purchase my c1900 flat and during bathroom renovation i discovered low down damp which i presume if rising damp. I'm...
Hi, My son has just bought a new build home and moved-in in December. Since that time the bricks at the back of the house, only, have been...
[ATTACH] My late father had a conservatory built in may last year, I'm now the owner of the house my dpc level on the back of the conservatory...
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