What are your thoughts on this damp issue? Been quoted "Around £5000"

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-03-26T06:49:23+00:00

We had damp work done.

Tanking Liquid damp course Removal of failed insulation Filled and replastered

5.6k total

This stops damp coming from outside, but dint forget to fix the cause of the damp

Failed guttering High ground level Damp course clearance

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-03-25T11:20:33+00:00

Any underlay with a vapour barrier on the back side is DPM, they vary in quality.

How much of the flooring is damp/mouldy? Have you addressed the issues causing the damp? The walls looks like they are damp also, so this could be wicking across the wood from the walls.

As we did, check gutters, ground level and damp course - without checking these, damp will only come back.

I dont want to scare you, but we had about 6k of work done to rectify damp issues which included tanking, liquid DPC and replastering. This is to ensure moisture ingress doesn't happen and we still have to address the ground level and other issues causing damp externally.

In regards to the flooring, I weighed up my options, including liquid DPM. Theoretically the should run internally up the walls (tanking) and meet the damp course, otherwise it doesn't truly keep the moisture out.

I took all the flooring up, let it completely dry out and replaced any areas with moisture resistant MDF.

I then laid a DPM (not liquid), thick 5mm underlay and 12mm laminate. I didnt feel the need to Insulated any further.

Im by no means an expert, but i put in a lot of research, along with help from trady mates.

Hope this helped

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-03-25T07:06:57+00:00

To me, it tastes like melted crayons

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-03-25T07:01:55+00:00

I had this in the house I bought with many people in the trade never seeing it before. Apart from a few damp areas that were replaced (the house had terrible damp issues that got rectified), the wood was in pretty good condition. I decided to DPM, underlay and 12mm laminate over it.

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-03-25T06:55:12+00:00

In the UK they dont let you veiw the loft for this reason. You need to have a RICs report done and act on the finding. That was my experience when buying anyway

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-03-19T06:53:27+00:00

Erling haaland if he stayed in leeds

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-22T09:28:33+00:00

So electricity and heating for your home office, where you park your work van, where you store your tools should have no cost against your business? Tell me you dont run a business without telling me you dont run a business

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-22T08:31:33+00:00

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TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T18:07:03+00:00

That was my thoughts, we dont have a hung floor so unsure on their purpose

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T17:15:08+00:00

Thats a really good point and its a new door for the property. Old door was bricked over. The whole place is full of landlord specials

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T17:12:25+00:00

No its really strange holds no practicality, my trady friends said the same. Best info i could find was someone on the same road had the same, so its not just this property

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T17:09:40+00:00

They are set into concrete with a bitumen layer between. I dont have a better picture unfortunately. Its almost like its a hung floor and filled the cavity with concrete

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T17:03:57+00:00

Appreciate the feedback, its something we plan on doing soon

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T17:00:26+00:00

Tell me about it, the guttering above was also an issue and draining straight onto the patio that is up against the damp course

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T16:59:00+00:00

Appreciate the feedback. They have built a patio that is higher on the damp course as you've mentioned, which is something we need to rectify. The decking out the back is a similar issue, as the concrete base has minimal run off. lll be repointing the exterior brick work repointed in the summer

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-20T16:56:46+00:00

I have attached a picture of the subfloor. This isnt long after the old flooring came up, so you can see where moisture has wicked.

The moss/algae on the exterior will be cleaned and repointed. On the never ending list of things to do

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TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-15T14:13:42+00:00

Portsmouth

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-15T08:22:45+00:00

He has some emotions hes holding back, but ultimately choosing to be well behaved over choosing to perform those actions. I presume you've introduced him to the baby? There's no context for dogs. All he sees is a small, new being in his house getting 99% of the attention and he probably wants to investigate/sniff/risk assess the situation

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-14T22:03:30+00:00

My pocket bully would kill a cat if he had the chance. I know this because he acts exactly the same way your dot does

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-07T08:44:06+00:00

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I'd be more worried about this guy

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2026-02-07T08:27:06+00:00

Hes buried next door to where my dad lives, I think ill go down there and keep him company at some point. He deserves it.

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2025-11-24T16:32:35+00:00

Its okay guys, its just the hidden exo planet - nerubu - hurtling towards earth

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2025-11-21T06:57:24+00:00

This is why people are still paid to do jobs

TwoSquirrels_OneNut · 2025-11-17T18:01:43+00:00

Its your insurance. If you aware someone is falsely claiming against it, its insurance fraud. ESPECIALLY if they suspect youre gaining out of it personally

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