StayDry® has published a guide that examines the distinctions between waterproofing and damp-proofing techniques for basements. This resource provides homeowners with information on moisture ...

Rising damp is a critical deterioration process in both historic and modern masonry structures, driven primarily by the capillary uptake of groundwater through porous building materials. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

mical remedial treatments for timber decay and damp problems are an unnecessary, avoidable expense in the vast majority of cases, yet architects and other construction professionals continue to waste ...

Adam covers home improvements and mobile networks, splitting his time investigating topics from bathrooms to phone contracts. He was shortlisted at the BSME Talent Awards 2024. In this article How ...