Damp & DPCs

157 topics in this forum

1. Potential dry / wet rot?

   By ClifftopBuild96, 6 hours ago
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   • ClifftopBuild96
   • 6 hours ago

2. Ground level same as proposed DPC? 1 2

   By AdTee, July 7
   • 26 replies
   • 639 views
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   • BadgerBadger
   • Wednesday at 20:57

3. Floor and Wall Repairs to Resolve Damp Issues

   By Ferdy Feldwit, Wednesday at 10:27
   • 8 replies
   • 135 views
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   • Ferdy Feldwit
   • Wednesday at 18:31

4. ?Rising Damp?

   By Hash, July 17
   • 6 replies
   • 286 views
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   • saveasteading
   • Wednesday at 18:05

5. Penetration Damp

   By Krishna24, July 12
   • 12 replies
   • 329 views
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   • Mike
   • July 16

6. Cavity wall: inner leaf DPC lower than outer leaf DPC - to what extent is this OK?

   By lineweight, June 30
   • 4 replies
   • 239 views
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   • joe90
   • July 12

7. DPC cavity tray

   By Crispy-Wombat, July 9
   • 8 replies
   • 203 views
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   • Dave Jones
   • July 10

8. Water trickling down internal wall

   By Dee, June 4
   • 7 replies
   • 597 views
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   • ProDave
   • June 6

9. Confused.com regards next steps to treat and prevent damp

   By MJP, May 20
   • 4 replies
   • 565 views
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   • MJP
   • May 28

10. Damp Issues in 19th Century Flint Cottage

    By Dylan Woods, April 27
    • 1 reply
    • 452 views
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    • elite
    • April 27

11. Damp patch appeared above window

    By MarkW1979, April 21
    • 16 replies
    • 850 views
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    • MarkW1979
    • April 22

12. Removal of blown fibre cavity wall insulation to help with damp issues

    By Rich_R, March 31
    • 0 replies
    • 540 views
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    • Rich_R
    • March 31

13. Can ACO eliminate the need for DPC being 150mm above ground level?

    By Grsz, March 28
    • 20 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Grsz
    • March 28

14. Council Induced Damp Problems!

    By Laurence737, March 21   

    • damp
    • drainage
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • damp
      • drainage
      • period house
    • 12 replies
    • 924 views
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    • Laurence737
    • March 25

15. Damp on chimney breast in loft and in ground floor

    By stan86, March 3   

    • repointing wall
    • damp
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      • repointing wall
      • damp
      • flashings
    • 0 replies
    • 554 views
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    • stan86
    • March 3

16. Dark/cold/damp patch above window? Lintel?

    By bethany89, February 21
    • 15 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • bethany89
    • February 22

17. Damp internal wall (at right angles to exterior walls)

    By tvrulesme, February 21   

    • damp
    • penetrating damp
    • 7 replies
    • 783 views
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    • Redbeard
    • February 21

18. Damp in attic from flashing, we think.

    By TheMitchells, February 15
    • 10 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • TheMitchells
    • February 18

19. Blocked Cavity Wall

    By Night Owl, January 2
    • 13 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Night Owl
    • February 13

20. Below Ground waterproofing upstand and slab

    By Tony C, January 31
    • 2 replies
    • 776 views
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    • Tony C
    • February 1

21. Internal GFL and DPM in cavity

    By LSB, January 29
    • 1 reply
    • 594 views
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    • nod
    • January 29

22. Penetrating damp not resolved by tanking

    By Ciarand, January 22
    • 5 replies
    • 849 views
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    • ETC
    • January 28

23. Wet brick near the ground on one side of the house

    By AVI, November 26, 2022
    • 15 replies
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    • AVI
    • January 24

24. Issue with exterior render and windows

    By Surfer, January 21   

    • render
    • seal
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • render
      • seal
      • windows
      • rain
      • water
    • 2 replies
    • 667 views
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    • Surfer
    • January 21

25. Damp stone wall

    By kreb, January 20
    • 16 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • SteamyTea
    • January 21