dpc

Hi all, I am in the process of planning my garden and I have a bit of an issue which I am not sure how to resolve. I have 2 air bricks at the back of the house which are about 100mm from ground level (cement floor). I DPC is also not that much higher. (maybe another 20mm). Is there a way to...

Hi, i have a 1930's house. Started getting a white residue line going across my property wall. I was told that my driveway being butted up against the wall is the reason. So i got a drainage specialist for a quote for aco drain installation. He said you have dpc its the two blue bricks above...

Hi, In need of a bit of advice or guidance regarding the possible need for damp proofing to an existing external wall that now becomes an internal wall after an extension. I plan to keep it as exposed brickwork as attached visual. The problem (or maybe it's not a problem) I have is the new...

Hello all. My first post but have been browsing the site for years. Intended to pave out the little front terrace but for the life of me can not figure out where the DPC line is so I can build it 150mm below it. It is a property built in the 1920's with a cavity wall. I've dug out patches of...

Thank you so much for reading this - please help! The DPC around my bathroom window is shoddy and there's a big gap between the metal lintel and the aerated block. I'm planning to stick Gorrila waterproof patch and seal tape to the window frame and dpc on the sides of the frame and the bottom...

Thank you so much for reading this - please help! The DPC around my bathroom window is shoddy and there's a big gap between the metal lintel and the aerated block. I'm planning to stick Gorrila waterproof patch and seal tape to the window frame and dpc on the sides of the frame and the bottom...

Hello, About to exchange on a property and the damp survey has suggested removal and replacement of the damp proof course that goes around the house. It is a solid brick wall and it is assumed there is a slate DPC hiding under there. Now from my research most people say to remove it but its...

Someone mentioned to me that you could build above the external Damp Proof Course (DPC) as long as you protected it with a membrane Damp Proof Membrane (DPM). Im not convinced and think this will cause issues long term and wanted some other peoples thoughts on the matter ? Please see below...

Had some building work done last year include new French doors. Have been saving up some more £££ to finish the room. This winter I’ve noticed a patch of efflorescence. It didn’t happen last year. Seems a bit odd. Are there any immediate actions I should take? The second photo is under that...

Hi all, Looking for advice regarding render and DPC. Looks like old tar, the removed render had been serverely damaged by frost, the bricks too. My thinking is, remove copes and use a modern DPC. Then ideally a lime finish like a this Lux product...

hi there, I am looking for some advice regarding my home project. We have had the wall below a window removed to make way for a back door which is being fitted at the end of the month. As you can see from the photos there is an existing dpc on the external leaf. The internal wall was brick...

hi there, I am looking for some advice regarding my home project. We have had the wall below a window removed to make way for a back door which is being fitted at the end of the month. As you can see from the photos there is an existing dpc on the external leaf. The internal wall was brick...

hi there, I am looking for some advice regarding my home project. We have had the wall below a window removed to make way for a back door which is being fitted at the end of the month. As you can see from the photos there is an existing dpc on the external leaf. The internal wall was brick...

Hi all, i'm self building a porch and have got to the DPC.. building control are happy so far. I've got a dpm lapping over the inner block work and about to put the dpc and first course of blocks on.. couple of questions Doorway - Do i return the block work to 'meet' the outer leaf brick and...

Hi, this is my first post, I hope the below will make sense. We have been doing some research online but still in a bit of a quandary about what to do! We have had a small new extension put in with bifold doors in place however the foundations and new DPC are below the patio. Unfortunately the...

Bit of a uncommon DPC/foundation situation here has left us in a pickle. I've highlighted the DPC levels in green. See Picture. We bought this house 2 years ago. We found its a 1970s, had an extension in 1975 and a large interior redesign in the last 15 years that included moving the rear...

I'll try keep it as brief as possible as I could go on on.. I'm having an internal damp issue on the front internal wall (north facing). See pictures of internal and external. House built in 1875. Yorkshire stone build. Damp ONLY occurs in winter, coincidentally when turning the heating on...

Evening, I have this hole in the render outside in the wall and I want to fill it in, it's a solid brick wall and the dpc is stepped, the porch dpc is highier than the original wall. I filled the hole in originally with lime nhl 3.5 and finished in lime wash, hoping it would breath and...

Hi, confident DIYer but never done something like this before... we've recently had our conservatory upgraded with a solid lightweight roof and new frame and glazing and built up the existing dwarf wall to full height (block and Brock with cavity) adjacent to the neighbours (previously just...

I am getting a polished concrete floor. After it is finished I will be rebuilding a small dense concrete block partition wall. However, it is likely I will take this wall down at some point. I don't want staining/marking on the polished floor should I ever remove this wall. So thinking of...