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Should I lower front ground levels aswel

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  • Sekekama
    Sekekama Posts: 93 Forumite
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    stuart45 said:
    If it's a cavity wall there should be a liner through the cavity.
    The house has cavity wall insulation but unsure about bay window 1935 house
  • stuart45
    stuart45 Posts: 4,986 Forumite
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    The bay is probably a cavity, as there's not much point switching to a solid wall for just the bay. Upper bays were not usually cavity, until recent years when bay lintels were produced.
  • sheenas
    sheenas Posts: 194 Forumite
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    Looking at the photo with the plastic vent, there appears to be a DPC just above the concrete. The other photos with the sunken vents, I can't see the DPC. I think the first thing to do is confirm if there is a DPC (damp proof course) and the ground has not been raised, breaching the DPC. 
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