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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 301178" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>This building must be so wrong in many ways.</p><p></p><p>For instance, the damp proof course in a wall must be a certain distance above ground. So assuming it is, then the bottom part of the wall in the room must be bellow DPC?</p><p></p><p>Floors are normally built to be above the level of the DPC in the wall for good reason, so they remain dry.</p><p></p><p>Seems like this idiot architect seemed like it was "desirable" to have the floor level of the house the same as the outside floor level, so has compromised the building to achieve that. Yeah that was a good idea wasn't it.</p><p></p><p>It's all very well to make a bit of raised decking level with the internal floor so you can have that nice level step-free opening from the house to the garden, but it sounds like the architect got it wrong this time.</p><p></p><p>I certainly would not be happy in that house. It's only a matter of time before it all goes horribly wrong. As it is, the under floor make up is already soaked. How long is that burried polystyrene insulation going to take to dry out? </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 301178, member: 6969"] This building must be so wrong in many ways. For instance, the damp proof course in a wall must be a certain distance above ground. So assuming it is, then the bottom part of the wall in the room must be bellow DPC? Floors are normally built to be above the level of the DPC in the wall for good reason, so they remain dry. Seems like this idiot architect seemed like it was "desirable" to have the floor level of the house the same as the outside floor level, so has compromised the building to achieve that. Yeah that was a good idea wasn't it. It's all very well to make a bit of raised decking level with the internal floor so you can have that nice level step-free opening from the house to the garden, but it sounds like the architect got it wrong this time. I certainly would not be happy in that house. It's only a matter of time before it all goes horribly wrong. As it is, the under floor make up is already soaked. How long is that burried polystyrene insulation going to take to dry out? [/QUOTE]
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