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 ...

Tom Brown paid £1,300 for a new damp course protecting two outside walls of his house. The work involved injecting the bricks with a proofing agent, fitting a membrane and re-plastering and was done ...

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 ...

Rising damp will make other damp problems worse — and mould is a key indicator. Dry rot can take hold in warm, unseen parts of a building and can be difficult to see for some time. Subsidence, rising ...