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Thanks again Richard, some useful advice there. The room isn't particularly big and a small 5KW should be more than enough. I'm trying to get the installer out tonight to run through a few options. I'd prefer to do as much work myself and buy the stove elsewhere as stove prices quoted by the...

Ok, I'm now looking at the possibility of replacing the wooden surround with a stone one (Limestone probably) as I don't like the idea of having no surround as suggested by the installer as I don't think it would look right. So the plan would be to tile a new hearth all the way back to the...

Thanks Richard, I thought it unlikely but it's always worth asking. The property is 200yrs old and I don't feel right about ripping out something that's been there that long. There would have been a tiled insert in place at some point but that's long gone and had hoped it could be...

Hi All, I've been advised that I can't have a stove installed in my fireplace as it has a wooden surround which is classed as a combustible and there is not enough clearance between the side of the stove and the surround. Can anyone tell me if the surround is treated with fire retardant paint...

I had a look at the switch yesterday and couldn't workout what it was for (I never thought to check the shower though) and have just switched it off for now. I'm going to need some new sockets put in for the kitchen anyway so will get it all checked out then. Unfotunately the 2 bedrooms are...

Thanks Roughcaster, I'll give that a go.

Hi all, the walls in my flat (approx 200yr old) are Lime Lathe & Plaster and while generally still in good nick they have their fair share of cracks and holes where nails have been hammered in. What's the best type of filler to use for repair? I've read that modern filler doesn't play so well...

Part of the reason for moving is that we live in a flat with someone above us who never seems to sleep. We can hear him stopming about slamming his sliding wardrobe doors at all hours. We are actualy in the top half of then new building with a couple in their 60's below us. I've already met...

Hi all. I've been a frequent lurker in preperation in of starting work on a Flat i've just bought. It's the top half of a house built in 1810 and split into 2 sometime in the past. Needs a fair amount of work but i'm looking forward to getting stuck. Some inital photos: The back of the...