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Could you please elaborate on what else might be there to consider from electrics point of view?

Many thanks. I was expecting some asbestos in the house, so it begins here! EV charging is a good point and will definitely need to future proof for that. I see the meters say 40amp max so I am assuming that is the limit of what comes to the house for car charging?

Saw a 'doer-upper' house yesterday and it had all of these electricity meters in the garage. Am I right that there are three meters and an economy 7 timer? Would it be possible/recommended to combine these into one single smart meter? Would the electricity company charge for that? Would much...

Thank you all for your input. As expected for an internet forum there are a variety of views - not unexpected when you are not standing here next to me looking at this with all your collective wisdom! But I do appreciate the breadth of options as it gives me an informed basis to take next steps...

Its a ground floor flat and I've had a look on the other side of the wall facing the outside (and not the common wall) and there is an air brick there well above the ground and no blockages.

A Agree, its probably related. The other issue seems to be due to hygroscopic salts so might have been aggravated due to this issue rather than being directly related. This corner of the flat is the furthest from the kitchen or bathroom, so could be radiator pipes under there. The other side...

Thanks all, was busy pulling out the wardrobe to the left to figure out a potentially different issue (https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/how-to-seal-between-floorboard-and-bare-wall-over-suspended-timber-floor.557440/) The good news is that the damp does not go around the corner to the side...

So I have now pulled out the wardrobe and the carpet below is ruined with the damp. Pulled up the carpet and the underlay ...and the builder's paper between the underlay and floorboard was soaking wet in one spot...lifted that it pieces and so is the floorboard in that place :( So looks like...

Hi All, We have some damp at the bottom of a chimney breast which seems to be due to hydroscopic salts. The wall is plaster (pink) over brick and covered with lining paper and emulsion. I have been trying to dry out the damp patch with a dehumidifier, fans, hair dryer etc for a week and while...

The right hand side is the wall of the chimney breast. It is covered in lining paper over plaster and painted. The lining paper was damp and hence came off in places when I was getting the wardrobe infill out.

I should have been clearer in my description. The damp is only at the bottom of the chimney breast (on the ground floor) and only on one side of the chimney (I will get a photo up shortly). Its in a building with 4 more floors above. My thinking is that cold air coming up from below is meeting...

We recently had a Ikea wardrobe fitted in an alcove next to a fireplace, with the gaps around it sealed so it had a built-in look. To make it as flush as possible, the skirting board at the back was taken out. A few weeks later while painting the room we noticed damp on the chimney breast next...

Thanks, that is what I was wondering about. Good to know it is possible to have a seamless level surface...question then is if I can live with the pattern not being seamless!

Hi, I am looking to get the Ikea Karlby walnut veneer with particle board underside worktop and by the nature of my kitchen (its a 4m length along a wall) it will need to be joined at least once in the main working area. These come with beveled edges and I was wondering if anyone had any...

I think I might have been a numpty while measuring the size of the backnut and what I need is a bigger tube spanner