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by Petebrown2006
Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:52 am
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Block paver driveway breaching DPC and causing damp issues
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Block paver driveway breaching DPC and causing damp issues

Hi All, I have a damp issue due to a block paved driveway breaching the DPC / it was built up and covering air bricks. I have lifted the first 2 rows of brick, to find the base is concrete. Suggestions are that I break the concrete out, excavate and then back fill with 40-50mm stones. The DPC is jus...
by Petebrown2006
Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:43 am
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: Increasing cellar height by raising some floor joists?
Replies: 1
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Increasing cellar height by raising some floor joists?

Hi all

Cellar FTC height is currently 1.6m, I’d like to to increase it but not necessarily dig down.

Is there a way to increase it by removing joists in places? Accepting there will be some lower parts but taking m joists out would result in 1.8m in places.
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