Why don’t solid walls get damp?
Following on from your recent articles about the damp problems created by cavity wall insulation, my query concerns houses such as my own, w... Continue Reading
Following on from your recent articles about the damp problems created by cavity wall insulation, my query concerns houses such as my own, w... Continue Reading
There have been many newspaper articles extolling the use of smart meters as a way of saving energy. Do you recommend getting one of these f... Continue Reading
I have a wooden-framed, three-panelled lounge window, 4m x 2.5m, with no opening lights. I want to change it to one which opens onto a patio... Continue Reading
Whilst paying for your home or your car on a monthly basis has always been popular, the latest trend in home improvement is to pay for your ... Continue Reading
Dear Jeff, I’m not sure that this is a property question, but I feel it is connected. When we had a freestanding cooker and eyelevel g... Continue Reading
There has been a spur of people writing in and asking me why their homebuyers survey has come back with excessive damp reports so I thought ... Continue Reading
For thirteen years since our house was built we have had difficulty with paint peeling from the window frames, mainly the drip bars. The bui... Continue Reading
Jeff Howell talks to Paul Morris of Abbey Indendent Surveys to get the best advice when tackling persistent mould problems in the home. At a... Continue Reading
Please note that in what follows, I am using the word “lamp” to refer to the glass-covered thing that emits light. The layman... Continue Reading
I keep getting readers’questions about reflective radiator panels – the shiny things that you stick on the wall behind a radiator. Do they h... Continue Reading