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Thanks for your replies... PBoD: I was only assuming plasterboard nails were used; the ceiling's been there for (I think) decades. I just figured that was the norm. I'm aware of the gap because I fitted the bathroom's floorboards to replace the flaky chipboard that was previously there. Took...

Hello. Noticed a crack on the kitchen ceiling, which is in a straight line for approx 6 inches. One side of the crack has dropped slightly, so there's a 1mm "edge". I think the reason is due to something the bathroom fitters have done. In order to fit some of the pipework in, they re-config'd...

Hello. We have an upstairs room which spans the original house and an extension. The joists in the extension part are approx 10mm lower than the original half of the room. Currently, a slope is formed between the two halves by a floorboard, after which chipboard sheets form a level floor in the...