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Thanks again, Yup the bath is directly over this. 11cm is the height of the Lintel. You have confirmed what i expected a new Lintel. O Joy!

Many thanks for the reply, Opening is 145cm Lintel width 11cm First floor bathroom above with double window on same wall. Bathroom floor is tiled.

good afternoon, I am currently removing the plaster in my 1930's kitchen and have uncovered the concrete lintel over my backdoor/ window. The orginal kitchen windows/doors were replaced with upvc sometime ago. Problem the concrete lintel is cracked almost in the middle of its span. Can...

Many thanks for the advice. I cannot lift floorboards. The ground floor is covered with solid oak flooring. In the kitchen some muppet tiled straight onto the floorboards with quarry tiles lovely cracks everywhere. I will test airflow with smoke.

Friday 20th July. Lovely Day! I opened the garage door to find Four inches of wateron th e floor. Water has poured into one airbrick under the kitchen floor. Now i has that lovely musty smell in the kitchen. Q/ How can i speed up the drying out process. There are six air bricks on the...

Guys, Many Thanks for the response. Primer it is. Next Question: How do you remove wallpaper paste from Ceiling which has not been painted whichout drenching the orginal plaster?

Peel away paint remover no.1 will remove paint from brickwork available from leyland paints. @ £16 for 3 kilo tub

I recently stripped 1930's coving with Peel away paint remover no.1. After neutralising the coving I'm now attempting to fill all the cracks and gouges. The surface of the coving is now powdery. Q1- Should I prime the coving with Alkaline resistant primer before I fill the cracks. Q2-...