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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...