Recent content by PaulJM

Hi SFK, Thanks for the info. I thought that might be the case with the laths. Directly above is the loft so I can get up there and kick it down. I've got a P3 dust mask and sealed goggles but I am dreading the mess. We did a full rewire a few years ago and we were hoovering every day for...

Hi All, DIY'er here! I plan to take down a knackered L&P ceiling where its already sagging quite badly. My question is....do the laths all need to come down too? I'm assuming that as the plaster is already detached from the laths, it will come down easy peasy leaving the laths in place...

Haha...good point! No trickle vents in the windows. They are double glazed/wooden framed but are probably around 20 years old.

Hi All, I live in a house where the suspended floor was replaced with solid concrete sometime in the 90's. It has solid walls - Built in 1901. At some point, likely when the solid floor was put in, the air bricks were removed. Is it worth me putting some airbricks back in to get...

Hi Mick, I took the boards up and stuffed some foam padding under the pipes where they cross the joints and it's all sorted. Cheers, Paul

Hi all, Moved in to a new house this year and the central heating has been driving us nuts. Although the rads are pumping out good heat, it's a fairly old system. The pipes or rads continually pop/click whenever the heating is on. It's very rythmic popping and it's definitely not...