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 ...

You must always deal with the original cause of any damp stain. Simply covering it over with paint, paper or a damp seal just sends the water ingress on an invisible journey. If the damp was a one-off ...

Q I’m desperate to find a solution to a damp wall problem. My daughter’s flat is a top-floor conversion in a Victorian end-of-terrace building. The front of the house faces south and the side with the ...