damp

Hi, We have damp issues on the inside of our bedroom walls. As you can see, it is primarily located around our window areas. The walls have been built using breeze blocks. Could anyone advise a course of action that a layman such as me could administer to correct the problem or do I need to...

Hi all, I've attached a few pictures of a damp line that has appeared in out loft room. It bled through in the course of heavy wind and rain a few weeks ago, but there is ample evidence of the wall having had issues with damp before. The house is med terrace. The damp itself roughly follows...

Hello. I'm about to convert my garage into a habitable space (not moved in yet, but have exchanged contracts). It’s a single skin thermalite block construction, and rendered on the outside, plastered on the inside. The main issues will be solving a small patch of damp (see photo) and sorting...

Image by Steve Biddy posted 15 May 2021 at 6:50 PMDear all I am worried about the seeming damp around an upstairs back bedroom air brick. It looks like maybe the water is coming through it. is there any way I can solve the problem without closing up the air brick?

Hello everyone, I have spent the last few days reading lots of posts on constructional hearths for solid fuel stoves but very little reference to gas fires. The background: I have bought an 1890's victorian semi which was unoccupied for 16 months and previously rented out. The property...

Morning all. Looking for some guidance on a property I’m considering purchasing. There are damp mould spots along the the bottom of an external wall, just above the skirting board. We suspect this level with the height of the pavement outside. I’ve seen suggestions online that if this is above...

Hi, I'm wondering whether I can successfully use an endoscope and drill a hole in a floating laminate floor to see if the joists etc are damp underneath ? Thanks

Hello everyone, I got an issue with a wall in a storage room. When I removed all the stuff I realized that the paint it flaking off but more oddly there was odd crumble white power behind the paint. I've attached the pictures below: The brickwork behind is not great but what also...

Hi everyone So, we moved into a 1930’s house last year. The living room was carpeted and when taking up the carpet we found an old hardwood floor which is installed directly on top of the concrete slab. I’ve lifted a few of the boards and the slab seems to be covered in bitumen Since lifting...

Hi there, looking for a bit of advice. we had a damp and timber specialist come to look at our subfloor the other day as there’s signs of woodworm and a smell of damp. upon inspection (he was round 10 mins and charged £160!) he’s quoted £825 for treatment in the hallway, dining room and...

Good morning, Just brought a victorian terrace with single skin walls, had a problem at the front with damp but that's sorted now. However I have noticed that the airbrick to the rear is located in a lean to/conservatory type thing which covers the whole width of the property. Not really sure...

I have an attached garage, which is part of an extension that was built in 2003. It is unheated but usually stays at least 5c above the outdoor temperature. The ceiling is plaster-boarded and artexed, but there is a gap around the edges, between the plasterboard and wall. It varies in width...

So, we have 3 chimney breasts that are blocked off and are on the party wall - they are all papered over and I presume plasterboard/wood or similar has been used to block the gap. These are not vented at the bottom, which I thought had to happen. (Please note that I'd prefer not to have a vent...

Some advice please. I have a damp/ wet wall which is what would be the outside wall of a cavity wall 60’s house. The damp / wet bit is and always has been covered / inside an ‘outhouse.’ The problem has been gradually getting worse over the last few years. There is no issue inside the house/...

Hi, I've recently moved into an old council terraced house. There is a downstairs bathroom that once had a shower in, but was taken out but the previous owners. Near the toilet, there is a hole which seems to contain some piping that appears to lead a few inches out to an exterior wall. On...

In the 21 years I have lived in this house, there has always been a problem with black and white mould and damp. When we moved in we found a damp course certificate (now well expired) for treatment around the fireplace area. I am now finding the skirting adjacent to the fireplace has gone all...

I'm converting a brick outbuilding to a utility room and was planning on using a basement Tanking damp proof membrane to line the walls before Battens and insulated plaster boards go on. The roof is flat concrete with rebar running across tieing in to next doors so as expected the ceiling can...

Hi everyone, Our Victorian ground floor flat has a number of walls with damp issues. We recently changed our carpets and that allowed me to pop a few of the original floorboards up to have a look at the condition of the sub floor - I’m super worried about dry rot and other sinister issues...