dano1779 said:
Then this appears:-
dano1779 said:
A rather more-than-slight change of opinion there???
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Then this appears:-
A rather more-than-slight change of opinion there???
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Ahh, give the poor bloke a break! 
Personally, I found removing the piles of rubble dumped under the floorboards by some previous builder, which then got soaked by leaking waste pipes from the bathroom was a slightly better solution than the £6000 quote for the chemical treatment.
Personally, I found removing the piles of rubble dumped under the floorboards by some previous builder, which then got soaked by leaking waste pipes from the bathroom was a slightly better solution than the £6000 quote for the chemical treatment.
The hand of fate seems to have dealt the cyber-world a rather ironic hand - I noticed when reading the last post that there are some adverts in the footer.
The following two links lead to a page that says not very much more than "Er, wot?":
The following two links lead to a page that says not very much more than "Er, wot?":
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Softus said:
Still trawling through the 12-ish pages of the last big debate on this subject! A very interesting can of worms was opened indeed!
AndersonC....
that's what i meant by the statement highlighted above..
I realise that it will evaporate, that's why i'm going to carefully top it up.. carefully so as to not splash the bricks..
then i'm going to see if the top brick/s get damp or not..
I said:
that's what i meant by the statement highlighted above..
I realise that it will evaporate, that's why i'm going to carefully top it up.. carefully so as to not splash the bricks..
then i'm going to see if the top brick/s get damp or not..
Ah, sorry Coljack.
Another question though, given that many folk comment on how unsuitable the damp meters are that surveyors etc use, how are you going to accurately measure the moisture content in the bricks at the top?
Another question though, given that many folk comment on how unsuitable the damp meters are that surveyors etc use, how are you going to accurately measure the moisture content in the bricks at the top?
you can take the top brick out and weigh it.
If weight now is greater than weight when dry, it's got water in it, and you can calculate how much.
Some people like to chip a bit out; weigh it, then heat it up to dry, and weigh again.
If weight now is greater than weight when dry, it's got water in it, and you can calculate how much.
Some people like to chip a bit out; weigh it, then heat it up to dry, and weigh again.
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