Recent content by markjones

Thanks for the advise. I will try and add an extractor fan and keep the winds open. cheers

Hi, i live in a terrace (1880). When we moved in (2 years ago) the surveyor said there was damp in the ground floor bathroom at the back of the house. We had a damp proof course done but there is damp starting to come back. Their is a toilet in there and it seems to get a lot of...

Thanks for the advice. Sorry for being a bit thick but how do you remove the wires from the wall. The socket is about 2 feet from the floorboards. Cheers

how do you remove a double plug socket from a wall? If i turn of the electrics at the mains can I just tape the end of the wires and plaster over the hole? What's the safest way?

There is a crack about 40 - 50 centimeters long and 1 cm wide in the rendering just above a join to the roof of my rear extension. I think it is because the roof flashing is concrete and has cracked allowing some water/cold in. I plan to hack-off the cracked area and re-render. What mixture...

Great. thanks for the advice. When I had the survey done it said that wires under insulation can be dangerous as they could heat up and cause a fire. I can't see it myself but want to get it right if I'm going to screw boards down. Cheers

Hi, i have an old 1880's terraced house and want to board the loft. At the moment there is some old looking insulation (I think I will get some new stuff). Anyway, the electric wires go under this insulation at the moment. I know this may be dangerous. Is it ok if the wires go over the...