Follow this step-by-step guide to correctly build extension foundations up to damp-proof course (DPC) level. Learn about excavation, concrete pouring, brickwork, and damp-proofing to ensure a strong ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black mould often forms in cold corners or behind furniture where air can't circulate. (Getty Images ) Damp is one of those ...

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 ...