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I have a flat in a Victorian property with original lead flashing on the window sills at the back of the house (the sill is wood, but with lead covering the wood). Someone has been paid to repair/rub down/repaint the windows, and they've removed the lead. Is this normal? I'm a bit...

Firstly, I just want to disclaim this post with a couple of comments. 1. I'm very grateful to the staff and contributors on this site and think they do a great job. 2. Any criticism that this post might contain is meant as purely constructive and will hopefully drive some debate rather than...

The distance from the centre of one joist to the centre of the next varies from 40cm to 43cm.

Sorry guys, I'm bumping this post. Can anyone answer the above question? (the one with the diagram) (//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=109947#738897)

I guess that's a no then :( Deluks, sounds like this has irked you in the past, but can you find it in your heart to re-post/re-answer ?? Thanks in advance!!!

Hi Mod 7, is there any way to un-delete posts? is there any historical recording? If so, could you reinstate as necessary? If not, can you even see who posted?

Thanks Deluks, massively helpful! :D For depth of insulation I have about 18cm to play with. I'm still a little unsure about where the joints of the plasterboard should go and what sizes I should cut it down to. Assuming I use 1800x900 (easier to transport than 2400x1200), how should...

Thanks for the info noseall, TP do have the stuff on their website, labelled as 'duplex'. Do you have any links to a good guide on fitting the ceiling? I need a little guidance on e.g. what screws to use, how often to place a screw, how to arrange the slabs of plasterboard, etc. Also, I...

Just a quickie: Where can I get foil backed plasterboard? I'm doing the ceiling below a flat roof, so I'd like the extra moisture protection and heat reflection. I've tried B&Q and Travis Perkins, but neither seem to have any. Is there an online dealer that everyone is using? Failing...

I'm trying to refurbish my bathroom, but (as is always the way) I keep uncovering whole new avenues of work that need to be done :). The bathroom is an extension to the house, with its own flat roof. After what looks like years of leaking (before my time), we've had the old past-it felt roof...

Thanks for the advice on the valve. One of the fundamental problems is the fact that the water actually comes in above the level of the existing water, so it's basically splashing down. Is it acceptable to just attach a piece of pipe to my replacement valve, so that the water then enters...

I have just moved in to a new flat which has (as far as I can tell) a pretty dated central heating and hot water system. The boiler is a Potterton Netaheat 10-16, with a seperate hot water tank. The good news is, it's very well behaved with no squeeling from the pipes or banging noises etc...

I have just moved in to a Victorian property with bucket loads of period features (shutters, architraves, cornicing, ceiling roses, etc). Although there is some brilliant cornice, much of the detail has been lost under (what is probably) about 20 layers of white emulsion. In small patches...

I have almost exactly the same job to tackle soon. My bathroom is actually not part of the victorian original house (it is in a small extension), but it still has timber floor boards as my starting point. The next question everyone is dying to ask: - Moz, in your concise list of steps, at...

my washing machine is suddenly totally unresponsive today. after setting the programme dial and turning it on, the on light is lit but no water starts coming in. there is no buzzing or any noise at all and seems to be completely no activity. it can't be the fuse, as the light on the...