Damp can ravage its silent havoc on any age and type of home, weakening the brickwork, causing wet rot in the woodwork, wrecking your interior decor, and making your home chilly and unappealing. Damp ...

House doctor Peter Fall examines strange smells beneath our homes. WHEN a woman is pregnant, her sense of smell increases many-fold. Her male partner might stand and sniff for hours and rarely detect ...

Damp plaster is unpleasant to live with, especially at this time of year, and can affect the whole room, but what can you do about it? Here are six tips for dealing with the problem: 1. Check the ...

Looking after our homes is a task that never ends and with mould and damp able to spread if you don’t notice it, knowing what to look for is important. Mould and damp can become a problem in the ...

Damp plaster is unpleasant to live with, especially at this time of year, and can affect the whole room, but what can you do about it? 1. Check the outside of your home. Penetrating damp happens when ...