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That's a good point. I got an engineer's assessment as they were carrying out an inspection on the building anyway. But I will bounce it back to the contractors and see what they say.

I’m renovating a building and we have to carry out pigeon decontamination in the loft before any other contractors can work there. We It’s a Victorian building from the 1870s and the attic joists (those you walk on when in the attic space) are approx 4x2s or less. I’ve been advised by a...

Brilliant! exactly what I needed to know. Many thanks!

Does anyone have a name is tiny circular part of a door handle assembly? It seems as if it’s designed to attach the door handle to the door handle rose. If anyone can identify it do they also know whether a specific tool is required to fit it? I’ve tried to do it with a little pair of pliers...

Hello, I'd be grateful for any advice people have for this issue. I'm trying to remove these terribly transitioned skirtings and replace with matched new skirting board like the more simple skirt coming off the stairs in the first picture. In picture one the stair skirting on the stairs is an...