Recent content by BethS89

That sounds right yes, it doesn’t smell pleasant! Thanks a lot for your help!!

House is 1930’s. The previous owner has really looked after it and it’s been decorated recently...looks like a professional wallpaper job as it’s done well and lined etc.

Hi, Me and my partner are renovating our first house. We have started by removing the wallpaper (with a steamer) but are left with a patchy, flaky coat of orangey coloured stuff on the plaster. Is this dried wallpaper paste? And is there any way to get this off apart from scraping? I have...

Hi, Me and my partner are in the process of buying a property which needs a bit of modernising. We would really like to knock the tiny kitchen through in to the dining room, and add a 2m long x 5.5m wide single story extension on to this room, otherwise it is too small. However we’ve got no idea...

Not had a survey done yet. We only viewed the house last night but would definitely get one done if we are thinking of buying, as those cracks really worry us. Just wondered whether anybody could tell from the pictures whether it's something to run away from immediately, or worth pursuing...

Hi, Me and my partner are currently house hunting and have just viewed a 3 bed detached post-war house, which we think has great potential. The only issue is that it has a few alarming cracks in the walls...we noticed some in the dining room which the estate agent said he believes has been...

Crack just underneath the bay window sill in top bedroom

Cracks on dining room wall....potentially where there has once been an extension