Damp can ravage its silent havoc on any age and type of home, weakening the brickwork, causing wet rot in the woodwork, wrecking your interior decor, and making your home chilly and unappealing. Damp ...

Efflorescence is a powdery deposit of salts which forms on the surface of bricks and mortar. It is usually white but efflorescence may be yellow, green or brown. Salts enter the wall from various ...

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 ...

Damp in your garden could quietly damage your home’s value. Discover 3 expert-recommended ways to spot it early and prevent ...

When the mortar between bricks starts to fail, more significant problems will begin to emerge. Water will have an easier passage into the structure of your home, leading to unwanted damp issues.

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Are climbing plants damaging your home? It's a long-standing debate, with some homeowner saying that they've never had any problems with the beautiful wisteria climbing up the front of their house, ...

For poorly ventilated properties, winter is a nightmare, as it not only means their bills skyrocket as they lose much-needed heat, but they might also start to experience dampness and condensation. If ...

I imagine your timber-frame house is clad externally with brickwork, which means it is similar in construction to a traditional brick-and-block, cavity-walled house. In any type of cavity wall, when ...

When temperatures start to plunge and we turn our heating on during the winter, many properties start to experience damp and condensation. If the problem isn't fixed, it can lead to mould, which can ...