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I believe the house is 1930s looks like it has always been a kitchen. House originally had a back boiler, long since gone. Only gas appliance will be a gas hob. No fridge there in the last 20 years Thanks

Yes will have an extractor above the cooker, extracting outside. Also have a trickle vent on window Thanks Steve

Hi, after a little advice please. I'm currently fitting a new kitchen where we have 2 air bricks sat below the base units. Kitchen has a solid floor, there'll only be a gas hob, but we will have an extractor taking everything outside. No boiler in the kitchen. The walls have a 60mm cavity, but...

Hi, the wall was removed to place upvc french doors. Both inner and outer wall are sat on slate dpc. The joists sit directly on the slate dpc, there is no way of lifting them to place dpm. No signs of damp or moisture in the foundation or cavity. The cavity has some remnants of old mortar at...

Thanks. I'll rebuild the inner wall between the cavity, leaving voids for the air to circulate through to the crawl space. Then fill the cavity with a insulation. Thanks again

Hi, just wondering if any could point me in the right direction regarding this floor cavity please. House is somewhere around 1930s, I have a 50-60mm cavity where my joists run through the inner wall, and stop 5-10mm before the outer wall. There are air bricks on the outer wall, so assuming I...

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Hi, had my boiler serviced recently, but since then I keep getting an F1 ignition fault. This just seems to have affected the hot water system. Strange as when I reset and put the heating on, everything works fine, including the hot water What could cause this? I do plan on getting the engineer...

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Hi, new to the site and looking for a little advice please. I'm planning on replacing the above window with french doors, i won't be widening the gap. There is a steel lintel in there, would this be fine to fit the doors? Thank you

Thanks for the info (y) Have made a start on the brickwork, first ever attempt so be kind :D Would we use the same mix for the inside too? Thanks again

One last thing, with it being a solid wall, would you dry both inside and out before replacing the bad bricks? Thanks again

Sorry, i have no idea about sulphates. The path was laid towards the house, and those damaged bricks were just below ground, so could have frozen and blown? Would you still suggest 1:3? would we add any lime? Thanks again for your replies, i really appreciate the help.

Hi, thanks for the reply. The house has been repointed with a cement mix at some point which you can see in the pic above the DPC, but that is only a few mm deep. It's more like a light skim. There was also some concrete attached to the DPC, which we have knocked off. The mortar below the...

Hi, I'm after some advice in regards to mortar type. My son's house has a damp side wall, from front to rear, which i believe was caused by a poorly laid path. We think his house was built around 1900, as it has solid brick walls. Now the course of brick below the blue is in a really poor...