really cold kitchen

ciarano2005 · Post by **ciarano2005** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:50 pm

i live in a two bedroom semi detached victorian house. none of the house is particuarly warm but the kitchen is the most notable. when i have touched the walls of the kitchen there is a marked difference to the touch compared with the rest of the house. i have had a look at some of the old paperwork and noted some damp course injection holes on the outer bricks. the kitchen wall is not on the same run of brick but comes in at a L shape. suspect the dpc has failed and also noted some brickwork in need of repair but not overly. could you advise what this may and what the remedies might be. would be happy to do the dpc injection cream thing and is the products only available by mail order.

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:17 am

The walls being cold to touch does not necessarily mean that the DPC has failed, it could just be that there is not sufficient heating in there, or perhaps cold air is getting in through the back door etc.

I know a few kitchens that are freezing cold in winter, mainly because of the back door etc.

Can you post some pics of the damaged brickwork?

You really need a damp meter to test if the walls are damp.

I have even seen properties where the kitchen has been a single brick wall and these are obviously going to be much colder than a cavity wall.