Reply to: Damp earth under floorboards

[Churchill]

So is this the post that Churchy is complaining about someone negging him on & got all over.

You suggested a poster hang himself. You really are a very nasty piece of work.

(shakes head in disgust and disappointment smiley)

Yep, I can be. I never denied that.

[MarillionFan]

He meant to say "hang out" with cool people like Churchill.

Don't cover for him. I think he meant it. And now he's..

[AtW]

So is this the post that Churchy is complaining about someone negging him on & got all over.

You suggested a poster hang himself. You really are a very nasty piece of work.

(shakes head in disgust and disappointment smiley)

He meant to say "hang out" with cool people like Churchill.

[MarillionFan]

Hang yourself

ftfy.

So is this the post that Churchy is complaining about someone negging him on & got all over.

You suggested a poster hang himself. You really are a very nasty piece of work.

(shakes head in disgust and disappointment smiley)

[TimberWolf]

Call in an estate agent.

[Spacecadet]

Just in case anyone else has had this issue and overcome it.

My bungalow is 1960’s, and is direct to the earth below the floorboards.

Subsequently, I sometimes get some damp below the floorboards.

Not really an issue in winter when the central heating kicks in nicely, but, in the summer more of an issue as the kitchen especially smells of damp.

Expensive solution is to get floorboards ripped out, get a firm to concrete etc, but, is there any type of underfloor heating, or underfloor dehumidification, permanently installed quiet dehumidifier etc that I could investigate? Currently using B&Q’s finest dehumidifier but noisy and a PITA to empty every day!

Cheers.

Check that you haven't got any leaks under there, either from the water pipes (you probably would have noticed if they had a significant leak) or from any waste pipes.

My house is a similar construction, mid 60's bungalow with a crawl space/soil/ground under the floor boards. Even though I live in one of the wettest parts of the country there has never been a damp smell except just after the bathroom was redone and a pipe started leaking.

[DaveB]

The problem is you're running out of space for all those neighbours' bodies.

Try burning them in the back garden, in a big pile of leaves and fallen branches (works best in the autumn)

HTH

Pick a nice day and fire up the BBQ as well to cover the smell of cooking meat.

[AtW]

Is Wilmslow trying to bury something under the floorboards and asks how to concrete them better?

[Wilmslow]

I'm wondering just how much of that lovely cavity wall insulation stuff ended up under the floor.

I'm convinced they didn't bother sleeving the air vents for the ground floor.

I suppose I shall have to investigate myself.

Yes, you could have a point - will check the air vent bricks this evening.

Going to get a quiet decent brand demumidifier and put on 24/7 continuous drain for now, and consider taking it off once central heating territory kicks back in.

[OwlHoot]

Just in case anyone else has had this issue and overcome it.

My bungalow is 1960’s, and is direct to the earth below the floorboards.

Subsequently, I sometimes get some damp below the floorboards.

Cheers.

The problem is you're running out of space for all those neighbours' bodies.

Try burning them in the back garden, in a big pile of leaves and fallen branches (works best in the autumn)

HTH

[Churchill]

Hang yourself.

ftfy.

[doodab]

Get a boat.

[Halo Jones]

Houses used to be much more interesting then. As kid I spent many hours crawling through the foundation space looking for my hamsters whenever they escaped. I was terrified that zombies would get me.

Very true, currently they are trying to make houses air tight: let’s hope they fail

[AtW]

Floor wetter.

[xoggoth]

Houses used to be much more interesting then. As kid I spent many hours crawling through the foundation space looking for my hamsters whenever they escaped. I was terrified that zombies would get me.

PS Perhaps you could grow psychogenic mushrooms down there.