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Trench around outside of house
Connemara
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Does anyone know who I’d hire to slightly deepen the trench around the outside of my house and replace the filling?
I’ve had a damp report done as one of the rooms is a bit damp and has had a bit of mould come up. The main recommendation from the (independent) damp people is to make the trench around the outside deeper (to do with lowering the ground level below the damp proof house) and fill it with pea shingle (it’s currently filled with some bigger pebbles and stones).
I don’t think it’s a big job but I have no idea who to go to for a quote. It sounds like too small a job for a builder but maybe too big a job for a handyman type. Anyone know where I should go? Help very much appreciated ��
I’ve had a damp report done as one of the rooms is a bit damp and has had a bit of mould come up. The main recommendation from the (independent) damp people is to make the trench around the outside deeper (to do with lowering the ground level below the damp proof house) and fill it with pea shingle (it’s currently filled with some bigger pebbles and stones).
I don’t think it’s a big job but I have no idea who to go to for a quote. It sounds like too small a job for a builder but maybe too big a job for a handyman type. Anyone know where I should go? Help very much appreciated ��
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ground workers0
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Handyman would manage that absolutely fine. It's not that big a job and I'm about to do my own one too. You definitely can't hire a mini skip and do it yourself?0
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I had something similar done. I googled french drains and my location and a few local companies came out. The one i used specialised in driveways groundworks and landscaping0
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