Hi All,
The OH and I noticed that npower are offering cavity wall insulation for £150 for existing customers (which we are):
http://www.npower.com/At_home/Energy_efficiency/Efficient_products/Home_Insulation_Offers.pdf
But before we jump in, my good lady mentioned about the green brickwork outside and damp patches inside and wondered if we had (rising?) damp?
See 3 x photos here:
//www.diynot.com/network/3rdWorldClassPlumber/albums/
Not sure if the damp on the kitchen wallpaper is due to damp penetrating from the outside green stained wall or due to the pipe that runs above the skirting in the kitchen cupboard and continues above the skirting (but behind the wall) in the kitchen.
OH reckons that the green staining and internal damp patches predate the driveway layed in 2003.
Last year a driveway contractor (not the original installer) lacquered the driveway and commented on the fact that the distance between the drive and DPC was too small - should be 150mm and it's more like 75mm. Oh bugger.
It's a shared drive and there is no such problem with staining on the neighbour's wall - probably due to a drainage channel put in along the base of the neighbour's wall.
Is it possible to have both a DPC & cavity wall insulation - and in which order? Do we really need a DPC anyway?
Perhaps we can use a stiff bristle brush and bleach/water solution to clean the brickwork?
Thanks,
3rd
The OH and I noticed that npower are offering cavity wall insulation for £150 for existing customers (which we are):
http://www.npower.com/At_home/Energy_efficiency/Efficient_products/Home_Insulation_Offers.pdf
But before we jump in, my good lady mentioned about the green brickwork outside and damp patches inside and wondered if we had (rising?) damp?
See 3 x photos here:
//www.diynot.com/network/3rdWorldClassPlumber/albums/
Not sure if the damp on the kitchen wallpaper is due to damp penetrating from the outside green stained wall or due to the pipe that runs above the skirting in the kitchen cupboard and continues above the skirting (but behind the wall) in the kitchen.
OH reckons that the green staining and internal damp patches predate the driveway layed in 2003.
Last year a driveway contractor (not the original installer) lacquered the driveway and commented on the fact that the distance between the drive and DPC was too small - should be 150mm and it's more like 75mm. Oh bugger.
It's a shared drive and there is no such problem with staining on the neighbour's wall - probably due to a drainage channel put in along the base of the neighbour's wall.
Is it possible to have both a DPC & cavity wall insulation - and in which order? Do we really need a DPC anyway?
Perhaps we can use a stiff bristle brush and bleach/water solution to clean the brickwork?
Thanks,
3rd