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    Woodburner flue next to rsj

    Hi, I want to install a woodburner in the living room of my new house, however the previous owner smashed through the chimney in the loft to install an RSJ for the attic conversion. None of the other chimneys are being used so I think I can make room for the flue to pass by knocking through...
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    New Extention, Raised or Concrete Floor ?

    I had a similar question when renovating the basement of my house last year. My mind was made up when we found dry rot in some of the floor joists so it was concrete all the way for me. I don't think it worked out much more expensive and with a bit of planning you can sort all the wiring out...
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    Splintering in pine floorboards

    Thanks Janitor.... so applying some kind of varnish looks like it would prevent the splintering but you say that you can't apply varnish ontop of the wax oil... If anyone has any ideas on how this might work or of any products/techniques which overcome this I would be very grateful...
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    Splintering in pine floorboards

    I've just finished (??!!) renovating about 50m2 of pine floorboards - sanded back then applyed 2 coats of Osmo wax oil. It looks great but having walked on it barefoot for the first time yesterday, it was obvious (from the shards of wood left in my feet) that the floor still has a lot of...
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    Should I keep 2 seperate boilers?

    I'm renovating a property which is currently a flat and a maisonette. I'm going to be converting it back to be a family house. The flat and the maisonette currently have seperate heating systems. a Potterton Combi 80 in the basement and a Linea 24 Combi upstairs, both rerasonably new and in...
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    What home insurance can you get during renovations?

    I warned you I was goinng to be a regular now I've got a "project" house ! Just been working through all the pre-purchase admin and thought I'd better check with the Insurance people that they'd insure a property with a pre-existing condition (ie probable dry rot) through renovation. They...
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    Building survey vs specialist damp survey

    Hopefully this is my first post of many having had an offer accepted on a "project" house The house that has obvious damp in the ground floor (very springy floorboards and musty smell). What type of suvey do I need to get to make sure I understand the full extent of the problem? Will a...
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