Q I am buying a house and the surveyor has stated that the damp-proof course is bridged by render. He found no signs of damp anywhere in the house. Do I need to worry? He suggests the render should be ...

Q. Our master bedroom was originally an outdoor carport that was enclosed. The floor of the carport is brick. These are full bricks (not pavers) and are not sealed. There was new carpet laid over that ...

Q I bought a house two-and-a-half years ago, which I have now discovered - though an independent surveyors report - has rising damp. A builder has estimated that a new damp proof course together with ...

Find out what type of damp is affecting your home so that you can eradicate the problem without spending more than you need to. Adam SnookSenior Researcher & Writer Adam covers home improvements and ...

In 1999, the BBC2 programme Raising the Roof caused annoyance within the remedial industry by suggesting that rising damp did not exist, and that it was a concept invented by the industry in order to ...

Households are at risk of being conned into getting unnecessary and expensive damp proofing treatments. Consumer watchdog, Which?, ran an investigation in which two houses, each with three potential ...