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<br>Mid-Terraced House - damp in bay window area & dining rm

Hi all, This is a long one to explain im afraid! We have just bought a house which we need to move into next weekend. There was a damppatch of black mould under one corner of the underside of the carpet when i lifted it up to remove. The patch was also evident in the chipboard flooring directly...

hi just wondering if you can help! we've got the same washer/dryer and the conditioner drawer is filled with water after a wash. How do you get the drawer out? we've tried but can't work out how you do it! once i get it out i can clean the blockage and hopefully all will be ok...

our pitched slate roof has sprung a couple of leaks and im unsure of what to do. it only visibly 'drips' inside when the rain is particularly savage, but im obviously concerned that the water is coming in and damaging internal walls / plaster - so i need to do something urgent (and cheaply!)...

thanks Panjandrum, i will look into the costs of getting someone in to do the job. maybe papering over the old stuff would have been a better option in hindsight..... less grief anyway! wallpaper can cover a multitude of sins!!!

cheers for the help. i think im going to try and repair the existing plaster with lots of filler repair and see how it goes!!! i really cant afford a pro

okay C it is then! id pretty much decided on that one aswell. ive already stripped one portion of the wall and the plaster underneath is in a right state. what is my next step? once ive stripped all the walls im not sure what to use to make them all nice and smooth.. ive got some plaster...

what is the advantage of stripping the top layer of vinyl coated wallpaper before painting? it reveals a paper backing which has a texture but it seems like i am going to create work for myself (oh how i love doing that!!!:)) i have tried painting over the external layer directly and it seems to...