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I have a 1930s house, which I've lived in for 2 years. It was rendered, I'm guessing at least 20 years ago. In the last few months I've noticed that in one (south east) facing wall the bricks are showing through the render (you may be able to see in the photo). This has definitely not been an...

We have a 1980s extension and the loft has old style bitumen felt and not much ventilation. It's very low pitched and small (about 20 m2). We noticed that in cold weather we were getting a lot of condensation so sealed the loft hatch better and put in 20 lap vents. All good and lots of airflow...

Hello, We moved into a 1930s semi in May. Homebuyer survey carried out in February reported no problems with cracks etc. The house has an extension which was built over 20 years ago. I've noticed, in the last two months, that the floor (which is LVT over concrete) has started to sag in one...

Hi, We have a structural engineer coming round in a couple of weeks to do calculations for us to have a single door extended to a double door in a loadbearing wall. Has anyone had this done, and can tell me what kind of access they are likely to need? i.e. are they likely to need to take up...

Hello, We live in a mid terrace Victorian house. The rear chimney was removed from the ground and 1st floor many years before we moved in, and is left in the loft and above roof level. It is crudely supported in the loft, but needs to be demolished really to make it safe. Our chimney and...