efflorescence

Hey all, I bought a Victorian terraced house 3 years ago and a year ago efflorescence started occurring in a horizontal line in my hall. I am at a loss though about what's causing it The wall is a shared wall with my neighbour and is solid. I had got it covered in lining paper before but have...

Hi, i have a 1930's house. Started getting a white residue line going across my property wall. I was told that my driveway being butted up against the wall is the reason. So i got a drainage specialist for a quote for aco drain installation. He said you have dpc its the two blue bricks above...

Hi everyone, My 1925 house is having some issues on a chimney breast in our dining room. When we moved in we pulled down the wallpaper in there, including on the chimney breast. The wall had been repaired before a long time ago and was uneven so I applied a skim coat of joint compound to level...

Good morning all :) I have an ongoing problem with damp in a corner of my kitchen that i need some help to resolve. Above the kitchen is our bathroom where a leaking shower tray caused some of the damp and is now fixed; i think a leaky pipe may be to blame for more damp above the kitchen window...

Hi, I bought my Victorian terraced house 5 years ago and the wall that joins my neighbours has a big part of what I'm guessing is efflorescence, just inside the front door in the hallway. As far as I can tell it hasn't got much worse over the years or better. But when I paint over it or sand...

Hey all, hoping for some advice please. I live in a first floor flat that used to be an outbuilding, stone walls as far as I'm aware, not sure of the type of plaster (I've never been told about the property itself) usually very cold inside. The property has been in my family for a long time, it...

The chimney breast in my kitchen has efflorescence and bubbling paint in the lower quarter. This is because the open/uncapped flue was un-vented at the bottom which meant sitting moisture. I have since installed a 9" hit and miss vent to promote ventilation from bottom to top. Does anybody...

Hi guys, First time posting here, been on here quite frequently over the last few years for info and advice, the forums here are really good knowledge base for the DIY noobs like me, so thanks! :D Any how, we bought a Edwardian Mid terrace about 2 years ago and we've had a few issues with damp...

Hello I'm new here... Being cheeky and looking for some advice/ different opinions as I'm currently stuck with what to do. My house has exposed brick fire place/ chimney in living room. when re-painting the bottom half we have experienced horrible staining yellow brown and black and also...