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Just a quick question...... My girlfriend's flat has a mains powered smoke alarm with battery back up. One day (in annoyance at it not going silent!) she pulled it off the ceiling and cut the wires to it (after turning off the electricity). Now, the property has two flats..... The...

The slate appears to be in situ and held in by the mortar, although when originally uncovered the slate was quiet soft and broke easily as though it was 'rotten', possibly due to its burial below ground level. The property is approx 100 years old, possibly late 1890's I will get a pic or...

Hello everyone! I'm looking for some help regarding a slate dpc. My girlfriend's ground floor flat is an an old converted house with solid walls. She has had an ongoing damp problem which I investigated, and found what appears to be a slate damp proof course buried four inches below the...