Neighbour's path breaches DPC
Neighbour's path breaches DPC
Hi, I'm looking for some advice on a penetrating damp situation in a single (not cavity) wall in our (actually my GF's) house. The bottom of the wall and around 50cm of the solid concrete floor are damp (10 to 30% on a moisture meter).
We have recently discovered that the neighbours paved path is a few cm above our DPC. There is a gully between their path and our wall, filled with gravel - presumably to act as a French drain. However, the top of the gravel is around 8cm above our DPC...
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by davista
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Neighbour's path breaches DPC
Hi, I'm looking for some advice on a penetrating damp situation in a single (not cavity) wall in our (actually my GF's) house. The bottom of the wall and around 50cm of the solid concrete floor are damp (10 to 30% on a moisture meter).
We have recently discovered that the neighbours paved path is a few cm above our DPC. There is a gully between their path and our wall, filled with gravel - presumably to act as a French drain. However, the top of the gravel is around 8cm above our DPC...
Read more
by davista
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum