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Hello 1930s house assume with newer roof, not sure on this. Any idea what these soffits are made of ? Plastic looking at clips, hoping not asbestos ? Any ideas ? Thanks askin as want a fan fitted and to extract though soffit, if not it's a big ass drill or tile vent I assume. Cheers

Hi I've read the threads on condensation so will look into that more now but I wanted to know what this plastic type roof membrane is? House is 30's semi do you think this is breathable? Looks like just plastic to me. Spoke to a builder mate would said just cut holes in this to get the moist...

hello moved into a 1904 house a month ago. in the dining room I removed a radiator which was covering the old fireplace. I was left with the following. //www.diynot.com/network/welsh/albums/ the purple area was where an old fire was I think. but the cyan area is this just...

Hi there, I am after some advice. Bought a flat in 2000 and had the place rewired by an electrical “friend” in 2004, replaced the really old CU with a new one and put in new cables to the sockets plus adding a few new sockets. Had new light switches and sockets put in. the guy is a...

Hi there, one morning last week my boiler had a pilot light but when hot water was called the flame would not increase in size and no hot water as a result. i turned it off and i dont think it will now light, the started button is tough and no clicking sound like it used too. Now i know no...

hello there, after some advice if you would be so kind :-) have a had a leaking flat roof i nthe kitchen which is now fixed. water has enter the building and caused some of the paint to bubble up, i have scraped this off and the wall has been left to dry for over a month, doesnt seem to be...

Hello all, I was after some advice if possible. I live in a 1870 house converted into 5 flats. I live on the first floor. In the lounge, when you walk and put weight onto the floor the bookshelf in the corner rocks as well. I am looking to replace the 20 years old carpet as was wondering...

Hello can anyne give me some advice. I got a decorator in from the yellow pages and he came round gave me a quote etc. He started work today and used 3 walls of £30 wallpaper and only did half the walls. He said the other roll was faulty and did not match up. i have found this in a black bag...

Hello, Could someone please advise on how to fill in these holes. I include links to the photot so you know what i am dealing with :- Bottom left hand corner of the window, lots of the old plaster has blown because over the years the window has moved slightly...

Hi, i live in a victorian house split into 5 flats. we have awful balck and white tiles on the floor in the hall. in a cupboard we can see the oringal lovely victorian tiles. My question is how can we remove these tiles and the glue underneath to see what the state of the tiles are like. The...

Hello, i have tiled the wall in my bathroom but the wall isnt straight and theres a big gap. This is just above the shower and needs to be properly sealed. Anyone have any ideas, when it was plastered i should have got him to pull the wall out. is the only option to pull the tiles out and...

Hello, Just a quick question. We had our flat rewired about 3 months ago. When this was done the electicians installed a large light in the lounge. Its one with 12 G4 bulbs and a large transormer in the base of it. At first everytime the light was switched on it would trip out the...

Hello, I would like to mount a square basin onto the wall and have it wall mounted, supported by the wall only. This basin is pretty big and heavy 55cm wide by 43cm deep. The fixings provided are only 2 bolt like things (sorry about description) Is it possible to mount this on a...