Recent content by shaun40

Thank you Ken and Vinn for you replies. One theory I had was that they reduced the space in the corners behind the fireplace in an attempt to improve the air draft through the fire. In any case from these replies I feel confident in being able to remove them.

Hi I've removed a fireplace in preparation for installing a stove and in the corners of the cavity there are 2 cement mounds as in the photo. Does anyone know what purpose they serve and if it will matter if they are chiseled out? Thanks Shaun

Hi, I've a Victorian property around 1860 that has a crystal like growth on the kitchen wall. I only noticed it when I stripped the wallpaper and it only grows on the plaster and not the paint that surrounds it (see photo's). I can brush it off and it will be back again within a few weeks. The...

Hi I'm hoping I might be able to receive some advice on how best to fill the large gaps that have come about as a result of me preparing the windows/cill for painting. They had previously been filled with some type of filler but this looked a real mess so I removed it, along with some...

*Sorry may have posted this in wrong forum so tried to move it to windows and doors but I cant delete it!* Hi I'm hoping I might be able to receive some advice on how best to fill the large gaps that have come about as a result of me preparing the windows/cill for painting. They had...

Hi Whilst recently in the loft I discovered the rotten piece of wood in one of the attached photos. As a result of this piece giving way, two of the rafters have split as shown in the second photo. I've been told that a support can be made to handle the split rafters but that the rotten...