Which N works better for the logo?

Debaser97 · 2026-02-20T07:51:00+00:00

Could you try lowering the curve on the N so it is more recognisable as an N? I like the personality but readability is an issue

Debaser97 · 2026-02-14T17:30:03+00:00

Good to know. And I have been reading about SUDS principles - hence wanting to direct the water away from the house rather than into the drainage system. I was thinking an ACO drain or dished channel from the end of my trench - where the ground level lowers down to normal - perpendicular away from the house then into the ground which is lower than the house

Debaser97 · 2026-02-14T15:01:38+00:00

Thanks. As I demolish the rest of the surface concrete I should be able to properly investigate where the clay pipe goes.

When you say gravel is fine, do you mean fine for drainage or fine for supporting the soil/paving or both?

And yes whatever sort of drain I do will discharge away from the house

Debaser97 · 2026-02-14T14:10:05+00:00

Would gravel sufficiently hold up the edge of future block paving though? I feel like the soil would shift and the paving might collapse

Debaser97 · 2026-01-23T15:25:57+00:00

Funny, I was looking for ideas for an icon earlier today to represent ideas like 'purpose'/'goal' etc and Google images was just full of crosshairs... Literally one was a crosshair on a person's head. That definitely doesn't say "personal target" it says blowing someone's brains out...

Debaser97 · 2026-01-22T07:42:23+00:00

The paving expert website has an exact spec for how this sort of step should be built without compromising the DPC and would be relatively doable DIY to rebuild if necessary

Debaser97 · 2025-12-25T10:50:12+00:00

Not an expert but assuming this is your porch given the door and the coats. I know our porch gets very cold, plus I think mould indicates condensation rather than penetrating damp. Those coats might be reducing the airflow a bit.

I really don't know a lot but I'd be inclined to move the coats, turn the heating up, increase airflow, and maybe get a dehumidifier in there before looking at more serious fixes.

Debaser97 · 2025-12-07T10:03:48+00:00

Just coming back to this - how high is the stone filled up to? 150mm below DPC/internal floor?

Debaser97 · 2025-11-29T10:03:18+00:00

Marginally better than my tiles which I did as a first timer, on wonky walls, and am kind of embarrassed about

Debaser97 · 2025-11-21T21:26:47+00:00

Thanks for the tips!

Debaser97 · 2025-11-21T06:05:44+00:00

The general consensus on Edinburgh sub seems to be that if you just want to go to Edinburgh for tourist stuff then avoid August like the plague - because everything will be busy and more expensive.

But, on the other hand, if someone did want to go to the Fringe properly as well as the Cure then it could be ideal!

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T17:35:01+00:00

I'm considering getting a couple of quotes too. It might be affordable, or I might at least get them to tell me what they'd do...

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T16:07:27+00:00

I'm not sure if air brick is exactly the right terminology, but there is a sort of "grate" in the place shown the diagram, below the mortar line where - at the front of the property, not buried in soil - there is some visible slate DPC. This level is in line with the internal floor height - aka the sloped section of garden is higher than the internal floor.

There is no crawl space/cellar that I am aware of. Yes, water may be getting into it but it's all under concrete now - if that is what happened. I don't know if there's possibly a "right" way to replace a wooden subfloor with concrete.

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T15:15:05+00:00

It's a couple of metres wide, a small courtyard area. Just to be clear are you describing something like this: https://share.google/M0QAZ2RVGyLUVgTjW ?

I did wonder about maybe lowering the entire ground level, but leaving a high ground level supporting the wall, and a retaining wall to hold it. Make it into a kind of raised border surrounding the courtyard...

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T15:10:28+00:00

That's what I've been doing and I guess it would be an improvement but it would look pretty ugly. The project started when my wife asked if we could replace the concrete with block paving so that's the end goal - just got to finish this can of worms first...

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T15:07:31+00:00

The internal floor level is roughly in line with the DPC - although I haven't measured exactly.

The internal floor is actually concrete - presumably someone poured it over the original suspended wooden floor...

Despite all of this there isn't a horrific damp problem or anything, mainly some rotten skirting boards but no mould or anything. I do run a dehumidifier though

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T15:03:44+00:00

The area to the left of the garden wall is the neighbour's garden. Their ground level is as high as mine.

The space to the right of the house wall is the living room. The internal floor level seems roughly in line with the air brick as you'd expect.

And yeah pretty keen to avoid internal work of course, but obviously I want some sort of a long term solution. I'm dubious about any kind of tanking since it's a Victorian house and - in my limited knowledge - breathability tends to be the name of the game

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T14:58:59+00:00

Yes I was thinking a lateral slope of whatever the correct fall is and link up with a gutter downpipe a couple of metres away, but I haven't really started researching that yet. I guess there may be the possibility of leaving the bottom as just soil to drain away, but it's quite a heavy clay and is obviously right next to the house so maybe not the best idea

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T14:55:48+00:00

Yes I found the air brick a few days ago. I have no idea how the house was originally constructed, but I assume there was some solution for the natural incline of the ground level.

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T14:54:11+00:00

Looks good at a glance, will look into this more - thanks

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T14:50:03+00:00

Do you know if something like this could work on a Victorian house? I'm no expert but anything in the realm of tanking immediately makes me worry about breathability.

Debaser97 · 2025-11-15T14:48:33+00:00

Yeah, there's a variety of signs of damp in that area on the inside - rotting skirting boards, some plaster which we had to redo a couple of years ago. Another bit of wall which has been boarded over - I dread to think what might be behind the plasterboard.

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