damp

Hi all, looking for some advice We had this fence installed on top of patio tiles. As it’s directly in contact with the patio when it rains the slats get damp at the bottom. Pic attached Im worried they will rot. So would you advise trimming the bottom centimetre or so off each one? (They are...

Side surface is like in the pcitrues. It's sami detached house. In the picture left hand side is my house where I have damp and right side is my neighbours raised backyard and driveway can be seen in attached pictures. Neighbours are nightmare and not helpful. Is this riased level in...

Hi All - I have some uPVC windows installed outside with no seal around the edges. I’ve sealed the sides but not sure if I should seal top or bottom. I’ve had some issues with dampness on that wall (lower side) and mouldy wood at the top. Do I need to seal all around the window? The...

We are in the process of redecorating a room in our house. The room has two external walls. One short one with a window and radiator, and one longer one. When we took the carpet up, we noticed that the underlay under the carpet was damp all along the length of the longer external wall, and the...

Hi all, Looking for some advice on next steps. We had a new upvc window fitted to our basement in June last year that involved digging out a large section of earth, laying some stones in the base and bricking up the dug-out section (see photo 1). However, in September we noticed mould...

Moved into my new home recently and discovered some damp issues. There are gaps by the side of my doorstep where it looks like water is entering. I'm a complete novice when it comes to anything to do with building or DIY - I at first thought It was coming from the airbricks going into next door...

Good morning everyone, My house is a semi detached house and the pantry is joining the neighbours house. I decided to decorate my pantry (last thing left to do in my house, it's under my stairs in the front of my house, when I went to clear it out (only been living here 6 months) everything I...

We have water coming into the room below the roof on the sides of the room when it rains. I'm unable to climb onto the roof to take a closer look as it is too high and I don't have access from below. I've taken a look at the roof from the window above and the flashing looks a bit suspicious -...

Hello I was looking at a house that is showing signs of wear, and im hoping please to get your thoughts on whether any of this looks serious. Under a lower window there are stepped cracks and some poor filling/repair, the damp proof course bricks look in poor condition, the guttering has...

We're having a new patio installed and the builders are doing a great job. However, I'm concerned to see the new level is only 120 mm below the damp proof course in places. The new level also comes about an inch above the bottom of an air brick which doesn't look right and I suppose could...

So I live in an end terrace house. We have these damp patches in the back bedroom upstairs mainly on the gable end wall. We had the roof replaced around 2 years ago thinking that was the problem but it hasn't solved it. We are planning to have the gable end painted with a silicone breathable...

Hello, I’m looking for some advice.. we’ve recently moved into a new property and have noticed that the soil pipe external to the house is leaking every time the toilet is flushed. It’s partially covered by decking but we can see clearly above the part above decking and have tested it so we...

Hi, This forum has come up many times when searching for similar damp problems so I thought I’d sign up and share my problem in the hope of some advice. It’s a 1900 solid wall house. I am renovating my downstairs - upon removing wooden cladding and thick wall paper I’ve realised I have quite...

Hey, I’m looking at doing a project house, it’s a 1960’s ex council house, i believe it has a non insulated cavity wall & I’m thinking of internally battoning off the walls and adding celotex in between to help keep some heat in, will this work without causing any kind of sweating / damp...

Hi all, I've finally taken the wall back to brick where we could see there was damp coming through. The damp was there when we bought the house and it looks like someone has previously put some 'special damp proof plaster on'... From the images, you can see it's pretty dry below the centre of...

I’m renovating a relatively new (70s) building in Portugal. We have plastered the walls (with a trustworthy tradesman) and over the last 2 months damp patches have started to appear on the party wall shown, which seem to be getting worse since we’ve had cold and wet weather over winter (pic with...

Hi Everyone, Recently when going into my loft to change the bathroom fan, I noticed that there was a huge amount of damp and black mould on around half of the timbers. I also noticed a smaller spot of what I think is white mould on one rafter and the felt around it. After investigating I found...

Hello! I recently moved into a flat and a damp patch has started coming through under the window sill. Looking out the window, it looks like a drip is coming down from the gutter and landing on the window sill, and then dripping down from the window sill. I initially thought the gutters might be...

Hi, We have had these wet patches appear above a new window - window was repealed by the company but every time it rains the patches spread & get worse. We have discovered multiple cracks in the render where the wet started so we are getting the house re-rendered. I just wondered how long it...

Good afternoon everyone, Thank you for this forum! I've only just discovered it and I wish I had years ago. We are in the process of dismantling our old kitchen ready for a new one to be installed (by a fitter). We bought the house 2 years ago and behind the kitchen cupboards on the...