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I have no experience with any DIY project. I am going to lay laminate flooring (10mm) with wood fiber underlay (5mm) on a subfloor which is a suspended floorboard. There is an osb there near the heater. (attached photos) 1) Can I just lay laminate flooring (10mm) on it without replacing it? 2)...

Thanks Catlad, Do you mean I don't really need to worry too much about the tiles and just fix the chimney as a normal job?

I have just moved into an end of terrace house. I found that there are some patches on the chimney breast in the loft. They are wet to be touched. The picture was taken on a day of drizzle (light rain) The chimney stack condition doesn't look good. it is badly cracked to the mortar pointing...

Just moved into the victorian terrace house. I have done an asbestos survey and confirmed the artificial slate on the victorian terrace. The firm that did the survey also provided a quotation for the removal and disposal. It is estimated the area of the roof is around 50-60m2 It is £4,650...

Thank you so much! it is definitely an airing cupboard and there was a hot water cylinder in it. All the pipes and the cylinder were removed. There are 2 holes on the ceiling in side the cupboard. I am thinking of completely removing it and redecorating the wall and the ceiling. Wondering what...

I have just moved into a house and found there is a wardrobe-like thing which is very dirty inside. I think it might be for the old boiler. I can see from the ceiling inside the "wardrobe" that there are some pop-corn materials and other are 2 nasty damaged holds to the loft. I fear that this...

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I have just found some hairline cracks above and under a window. It is a 1900 victorian terrace. Is it a sign of subsidence? No matching cracks found internally Is it a structural concern? I have just moved into the house 2 weeks ago so I can't tell whether it is new. Many thanks :) Under...

I am so worried it is not safe. I can't sleep last night when I found it doesn't seem to be gallows brackets which I thought they are. So hard to find a structural engineer atm as it seems everyone is going out for the new year party.

Thanks! I can't contact the previous previous owner who did this. The previous owner who has been in the property for 2 years. claimed they didn't even know the chimney breast is removed. I can confirm from the photos taken 4 - 5 years ago (in 2017) on rightmove. The chimney breast was removed...

Thank you woody and Godwasaplasterer, Do you mean that it could still possibly be safe? is it a legit way to support the chimney stack?

Thank you both Woody and Tony That part of the loft is very small and I need to "climb" into the area to take those photos. but I was expecting the survey could have looked into it for me though :) I try to search how gallows brackets look like and it seems to me that the support element under...

Thanks JP_! , I have already bought the house. I prepared to take the hit to pay for any remedial work.

I have just bought a Victorian terrace house. The surveyor flagged in the report the chimney breast was removed and the chimney stack in the loft seems like being supported by gallows brackets. The surveyor cannot get into that part of the loft so he suggested me to hire a structural engineer to...

Thank you cdbe! it is super useful! :)