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Well I am guessing more than a couple of thousand pound if I get someone to do it? I am looking to move in within a month - 6 weeks but work full-time so do not have the time to do this job myself. Do you have any advice for the job?

Hi guys, after pulling my carpet up ready for some new laminate flooring to be laid down, I discovered that there was not a concrete floor. What was left were some (what look like) paving slabs or flag stones (which I take is the original flooring?) and some very badly applied, cheap-looking...

Hi guys, I am looking for a solution to fix some small gaps between where the pvc window-sill is positioned and where the previous owner had plastered underneath in my living room. You can see he has plastered underneath the lip/edge of the sill upto about 1/2 cm from where the underneath is. It...

Well, as far as I know it went on the market around September time. It is unoccupied. The damp in the living room is coming from the base of one of the walls. In the bedrooms it is coming from the top which made me think there is an issue with the roof? Any help would be really appreciated as...

Hi all, following on from my first thread re: buying a home without dpc, I have just got the keys for my new home. When I got in, there were 2 damp patches on the living room wall, one large one on the bedroom ceiling, one on the wall in the same room (with green mold) and a patch in the second...

LOL cheers for your reply. I had a full survey done and to be fair he looked at everything (the survey was 20 pages long). I guess for me the main point would be: Do I need to have dpc done before I move in if the survey detected no signs of damp (and there is no certificate) ??

Sorry if I sounded vague...at the moment all I need to do is sign for the completion date. I technically have not bought it but I am holding off until I found out more about dpc. The survey said there is no sign of damp when looking at the renovation, but wanted opinions to see whether a course...

Hi guys, I have just brought a house (from the 1930's period) and it has been been just about totally renovated by the seller (new carpets, extension, kitchen, bathroom etc.) and has all the certificates aside from damp-proofing. When I had a full survey done the guy said on the phone I had a...