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air bricksmy next dor niebour has compltely sealed his underfloor air bricks, i aasked why hjed done that as i said it weould lead to rot, he said hed tanked the underfloor,? i find that odd as we liove nextb door and ever since wee moved there 8 years
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my next door neighbour has completely sealed his underfloor air bricks, i asked why he'd done that as i said it would lead to rot, he said he'd tanked the underfloor,? (and said i know what i'm doing i'm a builder) i find that odd as we live next door and ever since we moved there 8 years due to a high water table we've had at least 2" inch of water under our lounge floor. when i first saw this we bought an electric pump and drained it many times but it still settles 2 days or more at 2" apparently this is no problem but thinks he will have prob with rot sooner or later
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Oh dear ........ not another builder ;o)
Where to start .......... air bricks prevent rot by keeping timber "refreshed" with a constant flow of fresh air. Fungus can only thrive in damp, airless conditions.
I've never heard of tanking a subfloor. Perfectly possible of course. Much like tanking a basement. I can't think of a single reason for doing it though. He would still have to vent the void. Ah well :o)
You're not two semis are you deggers?
Where to start .......... air bricks prevent rot by keeping timber "refreshed" with a constant flow of fresh air. Fungus can only thrive in damp, airless conditions.
I've never heard of tanking a subfloor. Perfectly possible of course. Much like tanking a basement. I can't think of a single reason for doing it though. He would still have to vent the void. Ah well :o)
You're not two semis are you deggers?
no its terraced mate, he's constantly doing something with cement Mwahahaha!
anyone can say there a builder, i like to see the qualifications before i set one on, i did say ive never seen a house with blocked air bricks he said he has hes lived in 4 of them, obviously done those as well as for tanking the underfloor it's only the back room thats got a 2ft space underneath were the standing water is, the front room hasn't as there built on a slope,
anyone can say there a builder, i like to see the qualifications before i set one on, i did say ive never seen a house with blocked air bricks he said he has hes lived in 4 of them, obviously done those as well as for tanking the underfloor it's only the back room thats got a 2ft space underneath were the standing water is, the front room hasn't as there built on a slope,
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