Tom Brown paid £1,300 for a new damp course protecting two outside walls of his house. The work involved injecting the bricks with a proofing agent, fitting a membrane and re-plastering and was done ...

Damp is a silent demon that can wreak havoc on your home, often manifesting itself in dark emanations and evil smells but also capable of carrying out dastardly deeds without you suspecting a thing.

Two plastics packaging recyclers have experienced mixed fortunes in their damp proof course production, writes Caroline Morley. In the North, Frank Mercer and Sons has successfully launched a new damp ...

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 ...

Finding the perfect home at the right price can be challenging, and in our pricey capital cities, houses that could be dubbed affordable are often found to have a long list of defects that can turn ...

Q My husband and I live in a bungalow converted from a building first constructed in 1914. We have lived here since 1993, but now one wall in a room has become very damp and we want to know if the ...