dpc

Hi everyone! I'm looking for some advice on converting my brick outbuilding to the rear of my house into a small home office. I am just trying to guage and plan out what exactly I will need to do it this (and how much I can do myself) to achieve this and would really appreciate some guidance...

Hello everyone, I hope someone here is able to help as I am struggling to get a clear answer on the best way to resolve! I live in a 1930s end of terrace house. The previous owners of the house had a block paved driveway built which has been fitted pretty much directly in contact with the...

I had some damp walls/ rising damp in my 1910 house which upon some digging outside, I found a small leak at the base of the exterior waste pipe (directly outside of the interior damp walls). I’ve stripped the wall back to expose the brick. I’ve seen a lot of varying opinions about what type of...

Some of mortar below the DPC level of my house is crumbling. I’ve re-pointed the brick and was going to apply Black Jack liquid DPM (theres already existing liquid dpm below the DPC level around the house). How long should I wait for the mortar to cure before painting on the liquid DPM?

Sorry no pictures as quite some hours away from the site but will try and request some, Appreciate some advice please Side of a double length garage build 1920 ish, probably 15 metres long. Wall is solid brick wall, but not really - never seen this type before, it is two courses bonded with a...

Please see the video attached - it explains everything quickly. This is a 1936 house, with cavity walls. The walls contain rockwool type insulation and the builder thinks the bricks need a coat of water repellent. I also intend to clear the cavity at some stage. However, this post relates to the...

Hi guys, Firstly let me start by saying I'm not a builder but often look on here for helpful tips and find it such a helpful place. Now I'm undertaking a little project, I would love it if someone could help me directly. I'm going to build a little porch on my house, it's round the back and...

We have just had a lovely patio put in but we are concerned that the step up to the door reaches up to the damp course. This is the only part of the patio that touches up to the house, as the rest has flower beds around it. However, it is quite a large section - as it extends out either side of...

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...

So here we have a ground floor flat in a 1930’s building. This is my first experience with a concrete slab flooring, let alone with a basement below it. The existing flooring consists of: New tiles (just roughly dot and dabbed on to the old vinyl tiles, to sell the place I think) Very old...

Hi everyone, Could I get your thoughts? Two years ago, a contractor completed phase 1 of my renovation, creating a passage to an annex with a 7cm step down. I now plan to raise the floor level but noticed efflorescence on the floor at the patio doors. Can I use a Bituthene layer to close the...

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...

Hi all, I’ve recently moved into a new build timber-framed, brick-clad house which has a small dry-laid concrete patio at the rear. During this wet summer I’ve noticed that water pools towards the house. A spirit level on the slabs confirms the same (but to which degree I’m not sure). I’ve...

I've had a new extension added to my kitchen and had the existing outside wall removed. The kitchen floor is a floating chipboard subfloor and the extension is the same. At the time of the build I wasn't sure what flooring I wanted to run through the kitchen and have now decided to have LVT...

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...

Hi one of our family member just had driveway ramp done by the local authority for a disabled child access. However as they were building up the area to give level access, they had cut out in between wall and drive... please see attached pictures. What would the best way to avoid possible damp...

I’ve purchased a house recently with no issues noted on the survey, we have begun the process of having a new kitchen and when the plumber has pulled the floor up to run some new pipes we have noticed the joists at the back of the house are poorly fitted at the back of the house and not sitting...

Hi guys, i seem to have damp in my wall inside my entryway currently below knee height. There doesn't seem to be water getting through the door seal, although the weather bar is old. The floorboards closest to the door and wall is rotten. I feel the problem is an airbrick placed under my front...

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...

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...