On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:08:59 +0100, "stuart noble"
wrote:


Antony wrote in message ...
We've just become the proud owners of a stone-built house in West
Yorks. It has a sizeable basement we'd like to convert into a kitchen.
It's ideal for it as the house is built on a slope. The front door is
at street level. The basement is at garden level with a door and
window looking out.

What are the options for damp-proofing to make it habitable?

Is it a DIY job or is it better to pay someone and have a guarantee
for prospective future buyers?
The latter I think although www.sovchem.co.uk has plenty of technical info.


My basement is lined with Newton Newlath
http://www.newton-membranes.co.uk/newlath.htm - no need for
sand-blasting and applying slurry to the walls as you usually need to
do with tanking, and so it is a lot cheaper to do. Also it is
resistant to floods since it is made from plastic! You can either use
render on top or else dry-line.

It only needs a bit of ventilation or dehumidification to keep the
humidity levels down and that's prolly just because I'm in a high
water-table area.

The floor is concrete on a plastic membrane.


--
Mr B