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Damp staining low on a plastered wall beside a window in a bare room with a bricked-up opening and a laminate floor

Why Does Damp Appear In A Converted Garage In St...

A converted garage was built to keep cars dry, not to keep people warm, so damp is common. This guide for St Helens homes explains the floor slab, the old door line, single-skin walls, condensation and ventilation, how to tell the causes apart and what fixes each.

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Dark, rain-streaked brick gable wall of a house with fallen autumn leaves on the ground beside it

Can Masonry Protection Be Applied In Cold Or Damp Autumn...

Can masonry protection be applied in cold or damp autumn weather? Why frost, rain, dew and slow-drying walls matter, how a moisture reading beats judging by eye, and what to repair while you wait for a dry spell, with Leek homes in mind.

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Black mould marking the wall in the corner of a bedroom beside a window, with the houses opposite visible outside

Can Data Loggers And Better Ventilation Settle A Landlord And...

Landlords and tenants often argue about mould because nobody has measured it. Here is how a building check, working ventilation and a data logger can show the cause and settle it fairly, with what Aaron and a landlord guest said on The Healthy House Podcast.
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Can a slow leak under a bath or shower rot the floor joists beneath it? A removed bath access panel showing dark, damp-stained timbers and a copper pipe under a bathroom floor.

Can A Slow Leak Under A Bath Or Shower Rot...

A slow leak under a bath or shower can keep floor timbers wet for months with nothing showing in the room above. This Knutsford guide covers the early signs, how to tell a leak from condensation, wet rot against dry rot, and who fixes what.
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Why does mould grow on clothes and shoes stored in a wardrobe on an outside wall in Nantwich? A mouldy coat and a pair of shoes inside an open wooden wardrobe, with mould spotting on the back wall

Why Does Mould Grow On Clothes And Shoes Stored In...

Clothes, shoes or bags going mouldy in a wardrobe on an outside wall are usually a sign of still, humid air against a cold wall. This Nantwich guide explains the causes, how to tell condensation from a damp wall, and what you can do today.

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Can a failing lintel over a window or door cause damp on the wall above it in Crewe? A damp brown stain on red brickwork above a white window with a rusting steel lintel

Can A Failing Lintel Over A Window Or Door Cause...

A brown stain, flaking paint or a crack above a window or door in Crewe is often blamed on the window. The real cause can be a rusting lintel or a missing cavity tray above it. Here is how to tell it from a gutter leak or condensation, and what a surveyor checks.

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