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Hi Ben, Congratulations on buying your house. I'm sure that it's got loads of character to it. I bought an old Edwardian house a few years back in a condition that sounds very similar to what yours is in now. Can i emphasise what Roughcaster says and advise you not to go down the...

Hi, I bought some DVDs off ebay a couple of years ago for about £30 which turned out to be copies of the GoldTrowel ones. I did chase the guy up about this. He ended up being booted off ebay though and i got half my money back after reporting it to Paypal. The likelyhood is that any...

Hi Bluedan, Just a thought, but has the downstairs of your house had a damp course?? This may be the reason why there's a gap between the plaster and the floor as the wall needs to be able to breathe. Again i could be wrong, but if this is the case you could be in danger of violating the...

Hi David, I've been in a similar situation to yourself. A couple of years ago my girlfriend and i bought a four bedroom edwardian house which needed completely gutting and renovating. Because of the size of the house i decided to have a go at plastering because there were plenty of areas to...

That's great. Thanks for your help. I'll give it a go.

Hi Guys, This question is one that has recently been asked, but i don't think reached a proper answer. I'm trying to sort the lighting out in the bathroom. First of all when i first got up into the attic above the bathroom, all of the wires were fed into a set of those little connector...