damp

Hello The back wall of my house has a serious damp problem - it looks like water penetration through 120-year old bricks (quite a few have faces sheared off) and some dodgy pointing. The recent downpours have really made this apparent - big damp areas of plaster on inside wall. I’d like to...

Sorry; it wouldn't let me embed it but you can watch the video I made right here would really appreciate any advice

My nephew owns and lives in a basement flat. The owner of the three storey accommodation upstairs wants to remove the chimney breast in his living room. In principle I can't see a problem. However, there was a fireplace (which was bricked up long ago) in the basement and there is still an air...

I am converting a small church into a residential home on the Isle of Skye, and need to settle on the best approach to establishing the insulated envelope. I would like to outline the problem and solutions being considered in the hope of getting some feedback. The building is a simple...

I have just bought my first house. It is an old 1850’s cottage. On the survey the surveyor said that the property had some damp rising through the floor which ‘may’ be caused by concrete being put straight onto slabs and therefore the damp is rising through the floor. However he did not really...