cellar ventilation

So on Friday I had my loft insulated, a difficult job as we have some suspended ceilings which have been installed over old lathe and plaster vaulted ceilings so access is extremely difficult. As they were leaving after successfully completing the job (adding 300mm of Knauf loft roll) I asked...

Hello! I had my lath and plaster ceiling taken down a couple of weeks ago. I am planning on plasterboarding soon. I'm wondering if there is anything that I need to do while I have access to the area that is soon to be covered. The electrician has already been in to tidy away the wires and...

We’re having our cellar tanked and plastered and we’ve noticed some weird dotting in the plaster. It looks like salt is coming through too near the vents. The vents go directly to the outside wall and we’re worried it’s letting in water. We were told to get ventilation but it’s literally two...

I'm living in a house with a cellar which currently doesn't have any air bricks. I want to install some but I have no idea where the cellar wall meets the outside world. Using a masonry drill, I started drilling a hole about two bricks down from the ceiling of my cellar and have got about 30cm...

Hi there, House is a 2 bed back to back mid terrace house built 1860 (Budget end). Front door opens on to pavement owned by local council. The property has a small cellar under the kichen which extends into the coal hole area under the pavement below the coal hole cover. The coal hole cover...