UK residents should be well-accustomed to a rainy start to Spring. The so-called ‘April showers’ refer to much more than the name suggests – it’s not uncommon for our weather to change from spring sunshine to winter sleet and...
By Richard Walker, National Technical and Development Manager at Peter Cox. Last year, the UK and the rest of Europe received a visit from the so-called ‘Beast from the East,’ a slew of chilly winds and freezing temperatures that...
Oh dear. Time to tackle Rising Damp, a truly depressing property problem. Picture the scene: you are merrily making your way downstairs in the morning when suddenly you see it… the signature ‘tidemark’ of damp staining along the ground...
I had large patches of damp appear after having some standard plastering done. I then had a damp survey done by a specialist surveyor and was told the DPC was bridged due to the plastered walls on 3 sides...
I moved into a rented property about 6 weeks ago and i am experiencing a lot of damp and mould. It is growing on the walls, it is growing from the top of the wall to the bottom,under the...
My house is over 100 years and sweats.This causes mould and rotting floors and walls. How do I stop this?
I live in a sandstone cottage built in 1710. The outside 3 walls in my bedroom are streaming with damp. How can I stop this ? There is no guttering on these walls ! Is there anything I can...
On two outside walls we had a tide mark of damp above the skirtings. We removed the skirtings and found a rotten joist, woodworm etc. We have dealt with the wood problems and injected a DPC, replastered using render...
I have a terraced property in Carnforth Lancashire approx 130 years old. I have lived in it for around 3 years and had some remedial damp proof work carried out I hope with success. The only timber floor left...
We live in a terraced house which was built around 1920’s. I don’t particularly know of any dpc history but the house was rendered on outside about 2 years ago. We have wet patches on our wall but starting...