I inherited an old stone built 1916 house from my late father, but house has no real foundation and has a lot of damp in some ground floor rooms, but not all of them. has concrete floors. an engineer friend says it just needs some excavation work outside to lower ground level in some areas. is this all it needs? has no dpc. if there is no real foundation is excavation safe? any ideas?
house with no foundation, damp, costs?
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is your engineer friend a structural engineer?
I doubt that the house is just floating on the surface of the ground.
If there is no DPC or DPM, then lowering ground levels is not going to necessarily stop internal dampness.
You need to get it looked at from someone who has some idea about moisture ingress, and not with a JCB fetish
If there is no DPC or DPM, then lowering ground levels is not going to necessarily stop internal dampness.
You need to get it looked at from someone who has some idea about moisture ingress, and not with a JCB fetish
Do not let someone reduce external ground levels below your none existent foundations.
Where is Shy tonight ??
Where is Shy tonight ??
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