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    Damp joists in loft

    Hi Matthew I had a lot of water coming in through the chimneys (as shown by the photos earlier in this thread). In the end I had the stacks removed entirely to guarantee that no water could get in through them. After taking those down I no longer got damp marks on the interior of the...
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    Kitchen / Dining room renovation

    Thanks all - appreciate the input
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    Kitchen / Dining room renovation

    Thanks both - the house was built in 1930 and then the extension where the kitchen currently is was built in the 1980. Will definitely be rerouting drains. Ok - so an architect or designer is needed - I guess I’ll have an ask around and see if anyone can recommend one in my local area
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    Kitchen / Dining room renovation

    Hi all We plan to knock through between the current dining room and kitchen and then swap the two around - so the new kitchen is in the current dining room. There will be quite a lot of structural work involved: 1) knocking through between the two rooms 2) we want to take out two exterior...
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    Ensuite plumbing

    The joists run left to right, ie parallel to the window
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    Ensuite plumbing

    Thanks for responding. There is a large bay window in bedroom 2 that takes up most of the front wall, so don’t think I could squeeze one in the bottom right corner unfortunately
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    Ensuite plumbing

    Thanks Nige. Assuming it is combined (pretty confident it is), how would you proceed?
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    Ensuite plumbing

    Hi all Our house currently has one bathroom, with the soil pipe directly next to it. We are hoping to create a small ensuite in the largest bedroom (toilet, shower, sink). The challenge is that this is on the opposite side of the house to where the existing soil pipe is. I'm not sure whether...
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    Damp Chimney / incorrect flashing?

    Yep - they go all the way up so think it must be something else
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    Damp Chimney / incorrect flashing?

    Thanks yes that's makes sense - really appreciate everyone's guidance
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    Damp Chimney / incorrect flashing?

    Thanks @tomm12 and @johnny2007 appreciate your comments. I understand what needs to be done for the soakers, but so I’m crystal clear, can you clarify how the back gutter should be done differently? Am I right in thinking the changes required are to: 1) be angled so that water flows off it to...
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    Damp Chimney / incorrect flashing?

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    Damp Chimney / incorrect flashing?

    I didn’t see them do it but I think they did - I definitely paid them to! Yes im thinking sealing it would be a good idea
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    Damp joists in loft

    Sorry to hassle - just wondering if anyone has any views on this?
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    Damp Chimney / incorrect flashing?

    Sorry to hassle - just wondering if anyone has any views on this?
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