Recent content by joneech

Martin, that's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for! Thank you so much...I'm still getting a couple of quotes through, but if you have any recommendations I'd be grateful! It's a red sandstone tenement.

Thanks for replying. I'm not an expert so can't say for certain that the substance is concrete. It was probably applied when they changed the windows about 25 years ago. I'm really looking for someone with experience to confirm a sand and concrete mix would be a suitable render over...

Hello! I was wondering if someone could give me a little bit of advice. I'm looking to have a couple of repairs carried out in my home, but the issue is not something I'm familiar with so I was looking for a bit of impartial advice to make sure the fix proposed is correct (i.e not a cowboy...

Hi there, We've moved into a tenement flat where the previous owners covered up the lovely wooden panelling around the window and in the process they've destroyed the mouldings, etc. We have plastered walls which meet the wooden panelling at an obtuse angle either side of the window, and...

Thanks for the reply foxhole. Being on the third floor, inspecting it may be tricky, but is there anything in particular that I should be looking for, or just general damage and wear around the window fittings? Thanks

Hi all, We are in the process of renovating our first flat, which is a top floor tenement with a bay window in the lounge. There is no flooring down yet (thankfully!), and on a few occasions there has been water leaking from under one of the skirting boards on the right hand segment of the...

Haha wally dugs...how did you know?! Do we then have to skim the plasterboard or is lining paper sufficient? And is there anywhere I could pick this up which isn't trade only? Thanks so much for your help!

Hello there, We've just bought our first flat and have been doing work to it. It's a top floor 1905 tenement flat with lathe plaster throughout. There's an alcove in one of the bedrooms which has a few layers of wallpaper on top of plasterboard; as it's so old some of the...

Thank you so much for your helpful replies! I have no idea how people figure this stuff out with their first property...it's mental! Managed to convince my builder to check under the floorboards and turns out it was fairly straightforward to sort out under floor plumbing without affecting...

Hello there, I'm looking for a bit of advice. We're in the middle of renovating our new top floor tenement flat and we've created an open kitchen to living room in what was a cupboard and recess. We will only have the sink requiring drainage as the washing machine has been left in position...