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by Jeffx
Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:21 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Earth floor
Replies: 3
Views: 3913

Thanks

1 foot down inside - damp earth.
2 foot down inside - mud against the outside wall in one place, below any DPC.

Possibly a cracked drain outside.

Inside at least now there is no direct path for that to spread to the other walls higher up. Just (:?) need to build a suspended floor now.
by Jeffx
Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:59 pm
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: Dormer in attic
Replies: 1
Views: 7160

Depends on the structure holding the rest of the roof up that you are maybe going to cut away. Also depends if you already have a proper floor, stairs, fire escape to justify the dormer to the building regs people I would think. 7-10,000 for a full width dormer, everything else already in place? or ...
by Jeffx
Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Earth floor
Replies: 3
Views: 3913

Earth floor

Having found damp on internal walls in the rear of my house, I noticed it was only on walls around the concrete floor area not in the boarded part. Turns out the concrete is a mere half inch thick, directly under which is damp earth up against the damp internal walls - and that is level with the dam...
by Jeffx
Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:43 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Insulation under floorboards
Replies: 3
Views: 9805

Looking at doing this in all rooms as renovating the whole house. I can see the use for a net on the ground floor as there is space of 3' under the joists, in the 1st floor there is ceiling so not much point in a net there I think. My question would be is what insulation? The joists are only 4.5&quo...
by Jeffx
Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:50 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: old loft conversion
Replies: 3
Views: 10571

old loft conversion

Similar to the original, I have just bought a house with a very old loft conversion, though it has had planning permission documented. I want to update with a newer staircase, bathroom, and change the front windows. But all the builders I ask declare it has to be ripped out and started from scratch ...
by Jeffx
Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:35 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: I cant find the damp!
Replies: 11
Views: 6629

Any news on what happened? Interested as I completed on a house just recently where the Surveyor also said there were signs of damp and we should get a specialist survey done (well 7 different specialist surveys in total actually). In my case the gutters were quite clearly blocked & broken so wh...
by Jeffx
Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:46 am
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Old loft conversion & Builing regs
Replies: 1
Views: 4172

Old loft conversion & Builing regs

There is an OLD loft conversion (c.1985) with front and back dormers on my house. It badly needs updating and I wished to change part of the front roof in doing that. All the loft companies I ask tho just say it doesn't meet modern building regs and will need stripping completely and starting again....
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