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OP, What you definitely dont do is is to fix another joist onto an already rotten joist. Especially when its hard to tell what kind of...

Poster #12, Labour supporters might be a little more thoughtful than you think: From 1937 on the Labour Party under Clement Atlee was...

OP, No, do not "vent" the cavity - for a number of sound reasons you dont vent any wall cavities. Your "air bricks low down" should be...

OP, Yes, as above, some kind of, maybe local, grit sand was used with lime. So point up with a 3:1 sand & NH lime mix.

OP, The roof is an amateurish construction with built-in faults from the first day of construction. Where pitched roofs meet flat roofs...

OP, Was the chimney flue swept before it was sealed off at the bedroom fireplace? Was there a bottom vent fixed into the fireplace...

OP, Why not post a pic of the "plasterboard section" you intend to make good? Its well possible to replace a piece of p/b with hardly...

OP, "expansion gaps at every abutment" - ie. wherever any part of the boards comes against any kind of obstacle eg. walls - pipes -...

OP, You have dry rot. With dry rot its worth paying an Independent Damp & Timber surveyor to do a detailed survey, & schedule of works...

OP, Stop with the "ripping up" business. If done properly, & depending on how it was fixed, most any wood floor or sheeting can be...

OP, For my money, what you propose is a bad idea. I think its a bad idea for a number of reasons but thats just me, others might have...

OP, If you post pics of the walls it might help? Stick with a 3:1 sand & NH lime mortar mix - its the go-to standard for pointing and...

OP, Could you stand back and take pics: showing all the window boards, the ceiling, & down to the floor on the three walls? And pics of...

OP, Gently push up at the damaged areas & determine if the plaster has "debonded" from the plaster laths - or if the laths & plaster...

OP, A larger context photo of the wall would help? To find the DPC you need to use, say, a flat bladed screwdriver to to start...