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Thanks I've asked the builder to cap it How much typically is it to fix failed / bridged dpm so I know what I'm working with?

No it hasn't, you think that will fix it?

Thanks fox I asked the builder and the below was his response "Chimney looks all good, could always re point it if you like but would need a scaffold for that, I reckon it’s rising damp as it’s spreading towards the door... I’ll take the skirting off tomorrow and see if I can see anything "...

Hi All Bought a bungalow and had a builder redo the lounge with panels and noticed rising damp on the right side of the chimney breast also damaging the bottom of the wall panels on the right side of chimney breast. Any ideas what might be causing it ? or know anyone near Eastbourne with good...

Pics attached if helps

Hi All I need to repaint the bathroom ceiling as it had developed what appears to be mould spots. I just washed to understaffed the correct steps. Would it be 1. Clean ceiling with bleach to kill the mould, what's best to use? 2. Lightly sand the ceiling, what grade paper? 3. Repaint...

Yes rendering outside see attached, maybe it is serious and will require a surveyor. Otherside of wall in kitchen also attached.

On the outside yes there is a drain pipe that goes all the way down to a drain at the bottom. On the otherside of this same wall inside is a kitchen downstairs and bedroom upstairs but there is no crack on the corresponding wall in these rooms on the other side. That I could see. Hope that...

I went to view a house which is 100 years old semi detached house but has an internal crack in the corner of the dining room and also the bedroom directly above. I have attached pictures, just wondering if anyone has experience of this and has any idea of costs to rectify this and likely...

Hi All The bathroom tiles next to the bathroom door have come up a bit making the door scrape when opening and closing. Just one tile mainly 7mm or so but the other 2 have come up also very slightly be couple of mm. I sanded the door down to allow it to glide over which it did for a day but...

Thanks so i guess it's a case of getting another hard wired unit and wiring it in as the easiest option rather than plug version.

Just looking for easiest solution really

was just looking on currys to be fair and £150 Logik and £200 kenwood need hardwiring as prices go up hotpoint etc come with plug

Thanks thomp1983 had a look behind, nothing directly behind but there is a really long electrical cable that runs behind couple of cupboards to the right and then into the attached pic. I guess this would mean pulling the cupboards out as in very awkward place. Or could you cut the wire and...

what should i be looking at for install cost or is it easy enough to do myself if just replacing ?