dpc concrete floor

  1. KamB

    DPC Level and Single Skin Brick For Window

    Hi All, Can someone pls help me here...I've got a few points in my build, sliders, full length fixed glass window and front door etc where the BC chap has asked for the inner blocks to be removed and for the ground slab to be taken right up to the outer skin...but convert about thermal...
  2. broomy

    Garage extension - best option for DPC?

    I'm building a lean-to garage extension and wondering about lapping the DPC on the internal leaf. External leaf DPC will match the existing house DPC level. The finished floor level of the garage is -180mm below the external DPC level. See sketch attached. What is the best option for DPC on...
  3. R

    Damp Proof Course too low

    Hi all, I’m looking for some advice based on the below information: I have been told the rendering method on the property is to the ground level and below the DPC and therefore it needs to get cut back above the DPC. What is the average cost to get this done on a 3 bed property. Also, there is...
  4. S

    DPC help please.

    Hello there. We purchased our house 2 years ago that was identified to have areas of damp, and I am now looking to see what I can do to rectify the situation. On inspection, the house has solid floors, but the DPC is 2 brick courses below the internal finished floor level!? With the top of...
  5. A

    Connecting a disintegrated DPM AND DPC

    I recently noticed mould growing on a new piece of skirting board that I placed in the corner of my house. Front of skirting - Mould much worse than the back. Back of Skirting I have pulled it off to see if I could tell what's going on and from what I can tell the concrete floor slab DPM...
  6. J

    DPC bridged by concrete slab

    We have a detached garage which we are looking to convert to living accommodation. Whilst trenching for utilities we noticed that the damp proof course has been bridged by the concrete slab. Just wondering, should I be concerned about this? What could I do to remediate? Do I need to dig out...
  7. J

    Existing bitumen on 1st floor com rete floor -putting new wood floor down

    In a 1st floor apartment with no noticeable damp coming through I need to replace a 60"s parquet floor on concrete with a new hardwood floor. Underneath is a ground floor flat. Does the bitumen have to be removed? I hear that there would need to be a dpm under the new floor. Could the old...
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