dpc

Thank you so much for reading this - please help! The DPC around my bathroom window is shoddy and there's a big gap between the metal lintel and the aerated block. I'm planning to stick Gorrila waterproof patch and seal tape to the window frame and dpc on the sides of the frame and the bottom...

Hello, About to exchange on a property and the damp survey has suggested removal and replacement of the damp proof course that goes around the house. It is a solid brick wall and it is assumed there is a slate DPC hiding under there. Now from my research most people say to remove it but its...

Someone mentioned to me that you could build above the external Damp Proof Course (DPC) as long as you protected it with a membrane Damp Proof Membrane (DPM). Im not convinced and think this will cause issues long term and wanted some other peoples thoughts on the matter ? Please see below...

Had some building work done last year include new French doors. Have been saving up some more £££ to finish the room. This winter I’ve noticed a patch of efflorescence. It didn’t happen last year. Seems a bit odd. Are there any immediate actions I should take? The second photo is under that...

Hi all, Looking for advice regarding render and DPC. Looks like old tar, the removed render had been serverely damaged by frost, the bricks too. My thinking is, remove copes and use a modern DPC. Then ideally a lime finish like a this Lux product...

hi there, I am looking for some advice regarding my home project. We have had the wall below a window removed to make way for a back door which is being fitted at the end of the month. As you can see from the photos there is an existing dpc on the external leaf. The internal wall was brick...

hi there, I am looking for some advice regarding my home project. We have had the wall below a window removed to make way for a back door which is being fitted at the end of the month. As you can see from the photos there is an existing dpc on the external leaf. The internal wall was brick...

hi there, I am looking for some advice regarding my home project. We have had the wall below a window removed to make way for a back door which is being fitted at the end of the month. As you can see from the photos there is an existing dpc on the external leaf. The internal wall was brick...

Hi all, i'm self building a porch and have got to the DPC.. building control are happy so far. I've got a dpm lapping over the inner block work and about to put the dpc and first course of blocks on.. couple of questions Doorway - Do i return the block work to 'meet' the outer leaf brick and...

Hi, this is my first post, I hope the below will make sense. We have been doing some research online but still in a bit of a quandary about what to do! We have had a small new extension put in with bifold doors in place however the foundations and new DPC are below the patio. Unfortunately the...

Bit of a uncommon DPC/foundation situation here has left us in a pickle. I've highlighted the DPC levels in green. See Picture. We bought this house 2 years ago. We found its a 1970s, had an extension in 1975 and a large interior redesign in the last 15 years that included moving the rear...

I'll try keep it as brief as possible as I could go on on.. I'm having an internal damp issue on the front internal wall (north facing). See pictures of internal and external. House built in 1875. Yorkshire stone build. Damp ONLY occurs in winter, coincidentally when turning the heating on...

Evening, I have this hole in the render outside in the wall and I want to fill it in, it's a solid brick wall and the dpc is stepped, the porch dpc is highier than the original wall. I filled the hole in originally with lime nhl 3.5 and finished in lime wash, hoping it would breath and...

Hi, confident DIYer but never done something like this before... we've recently had our conservatory upgraded with a solid lightweight roof and new frame and glazing and built up the existing dwarf wall to full height (block and Brock with cavity) adjacent to the neighbours (previously just...

I am getting a polished concrete floor. After it is finished I will be rebuilding a small dense concrete block partition wall. However, it is likely I will take this wall down at some point. I don't want staining/marking on the polished floor should I ever remove this wall. So thinking of...

Hello Can anybody identify what type of damp proof course this would be. It just looks like a thicker layer of mortar from the outside.

Hi All, I'm planning to build a summer house at the end of my garden up to the boundary, with rough dimensions of 7.5m x 3.5m, flat warm roof. Plan to use the space all year round as an office though will also house gym equipment and therefore am looking to maximise the head height for over...

Hi there, Just moved into a new house which is an old terraced house built around late 1800s. There is plenty of work to get done on it not least the front rendering. The previous owners provided an invoice for work carried out in 2015 for damp proofing, pointing rendering the front of the...

We have a detached garage which we are looking to convert to living accommodation. Whilst trenching for utilities we noticed that the damp proof course has been bridged by the concrete slab. This is inside the garage, the external levels are below. Construction is single skin lightweight blocks...

Hello, First time forum user, I'm looking for some advice on whether a chemical DPC is necessary. It's a circa 1900 mid terrace house. The survey showed high damp readings on the front external wall and the recommendation is the standard chemical DPC and replastering with a waterproof sand...