Measures working, but still more to do
Last year we spent a lot of time getting the walls of our home sorted. I dug a trench around the house and installed drainage to make sure that rainwater was taken away from the plot as quickly as possible. …
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Damp appearing?
In this sort of weather you might find damp in places that were dry before. Why? Well, when you have driving rain rather than just rain it tends to get into cracks and holes that it might otherwise miss. Key …
Chemical damp proof course holes
As you may have gathered by now I have an issue with damp proof courses in older walls, however they do have their place and one of these is in brick walls. Here damp proof injections stand a chance of …
Home Surveys – are they worth it?
I am flabbergasted. I have been to a newly purchased house in Cardiff where the new owner had been told that the house had some damp and that there was some repair work required to the guttering. Thankfully, because of …
Silicone sealant, what’s to know?
Many of us do not think about the variety of sealants that are on the market. We tend to rely on builders and others to get the right one for the job. However there is a wide variety of options. …