Ventilation & damp

At one of our recent workshops we were alerted to a damp problem in an Edwardian house near the South Coast. The side (SW facing) wall had cavity insulation fitted approximately 20 years ago. The damp is just above the skirting  running the length of the hallway which is adjacent to this south west wall. … Read more

While we had floorboards lifted to carry out the underfloor insulation, we noticed that where the joists met the outside wall of the room, they were sitting on a timber plate that ran along between the brick courses immediately above the original slate damp course. Although the timber plate looked OK, we tested it with … Read more