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Hello Is anyone having problems with BBC reception. We live in 56 & yesterday the picture & sound quality worsened. All the other channels are o.k. & I've checked all the connections. Regards Tony

Hello We are looking for someone to check our house over. There are a few things we are concerned about, the main one being rising damp. In England we would call a surveyor. Is there a french equivalent or would it be best asking a local builder. Regards Tony.

Thanks for the quick reply. The house is only 18 years old. So if it is rising damp, it means either the house was built without a dpc or the the dpc has been damaged. Should a house of this age have been built with a dpc by law ? How can we check for a dpc ? The house is rendered on the outside. On our house in England you could see the black line a few bricks up. Would rising damp affect walls that aren't outside walls ? Who would be the best person to assess it ? I wouldn't want an assessment from someone who had something to gain from finding damp. Thanks again to anyone who can help.

Hello We have a problem with some of our internal walls. There is a line of salt deposits appearing which is causing the paint to bubble & plaster to crumble. The walls previously had vinyl wallpaper which when stripped off had black mould underneath. The walls were unpainted bare plaster. We cleaned off the mould with a bleach solution & painted with emulsion. Soon after the salt deposits appeared. The problem areas (where we can see them) are the kitchen walls, the conservatory wall (adjoining the kitchen), toilet wall (adjoining the kitchen) & dining room wall (adjoining the toilet). It seems like rising damp but we're thinking it may be condensation because the affected areas are all hot/cold rooms. We would be grateful for any information or experience anyone has. Tony.