damp

Hi all, We're getting pretty close to completing on a 1920s/30s solid wall semi, so I've decided to finally stop lurking and make an account here. We had a survey done prior to exchange which noted high damp readings in a couple of places, as well as a few potential causes: 1. Pebbledash...

Hi all, I have had some moisture/dampness issues in my conservatory on the only solid wall. I believe this has been caused by the cold temperatures in the conservatory in winter (next winter I'll just need to keep the room better heated and get a humidifier I think). The room has three...

Have an issue with a window. It's a non opening UVPC window. Basically during certain rains and wind directions a bit of water seeps through where the sill meets the frame, (image with black arrow). It mainly comes through the corners It's not much water and definitely depends which way wind...

Hi All, As part of a full renovation to a 1906 bay fronted terrace, I have been attempting to solve a number of damp issues that have affected the downstairs front room, largely around the bay window and porch areas. I think (hope!) I am mostly there but am somewhat stuck on how to detail the...

All, I have an old detached red brick house that has suspended flooring and there's water related issues in the middle section either side of the front door. Outside: concreted upto the front door and either side landscaped. There are low air bricks. Guttering is not leaking and running...

Hi good morning.. wondering if you can help me.. I am struggling with high humidity in my ground floor flat.. and mould on furniture.. no matter what i do i cant keep the humidity down.. it goes down when the windows are open but when shut it just rises straight away. contractors tell me apart...

FTB here would really appreciate some advice! Thinking of buying a Victorian end of Terrace. The couple we're buying it from have lived there for over 40 years. It has issues with rising and penetrating damp. Had an independent damp survey (not attached to a damp proofing company) which said...

I have been trying to figure this out for quite a while. I have had an issue where my internal wall to a cupboard is quite damp but no other external walls are. Underneath the skirting board seems to be crumbling and there are quite deep holes in the wall. It looks like the outside of the wall...

Hi all, First time post so please be gentle. Trying to ascertain if damp wall in our kitchen is being causes by rising damp or by a seeping pipe. The pipe in the image attached disappears off under our solid kitchen floor (back addition of a 1890's Victorian terrace). The other end disappears...

hi everyone, first post on here. We have recently had our spare bedroom plastered and over the last couple of months this damp has spread and is now showing brown spots. We are in the process of getting quotes for removing/re rendering the chimney stack. Can anybody advise why it is brown? Is...

Hi we are new first time home owners in our back bedroom there is efflorescence which is pushing the paint off. There is a small crack in the render but it’s not significant and the render doesn’t appear to be blown, it’s also not affecting the whole wall just mainly one corner and underneath...

Hello all, Thanks for taking the time to view my forum post! I'm posting on behalf of my aunty who lives in an end-of-terrace approx 1940s built property. They and their neighbour both have this damp and it has spread over many months. Please could you advise is this rising damp and what the...

Hi All Plinth at the bottom of the driveway was removed as part of repointing. The bricks under it look damaged but the pointing guys did not mention replacing yet. Additionnally I don't know where the damp proof course is, it seems there is a dark line under the air Rick's which could be...

Hi, We had a new patio laid a couple of years ago. We had some concerns at the time (sandstone slabs laid on a ring bed of cement not a full bed), slabs too high v damp proof course and air bricks, slabs built right up to house walls. We've started to get a lot of woodlice in the house and are...

I've recently erected bigdug shelving in my basement to help with organising tools and things. I've noticed that the wooden shelf-boards that come packaged with bigdugs attract to dust-like micro-fungus. I've taken to wrapping the shelves in clingfilm and sellotape to prevent the fungus from...

Hi, having lots of issues with this bay, the pebble dash is due to be removed and a new render added, is this concrete level too high? Was considering taking it out, on Google images it wasn’t there and was a flower bed in 2009. Now it’s all concrete, will this help?

This may be too ambitious a project but oh well... Any advice or criticisms gratefully received. I have a relatively large lean to that is effectively useless and I plan to make a functional little workshop and gym space It's a single skin brick lean to with brick walls between 1 and 1.5m high...

Hi, I’ve recently bought an old Victorian terraced house ( built in 1890 ). The property was recently updated 4 years ago by the previous owners, having most of the house re done such as new joist and chipboard flooring but under the suspended floor is just general rubbish clearly left by...

We’ve just had a new house professionally remediated for mould. We’ll need new ceilings ( = plastering) and parts of the walls need to be plastered. We’ve been advised to look at plaster bonding other than gypsum bonding, since this can apparently attract moisture. What type of plaster bonding...

Morning all, I’m here for some advice really. I live in a 1903 mid terraced house. I only moved in a year ago and it has quickly drained me of all my savings. 9 months ago I noticed a damp patch on the ceiling. I got a roofer out who told me there was no ‘crown’ on the stack. Charged me...