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Well that is the long term plan anyway!

also this shared wall used to have a chimney on it but we removed it. I remember the plaster was talking about using "dot and dab" when he glued the plasterboard to the brick work. Which I think may cause issues.

ok thanks not sure I would be confident enough to do this my self do you have to build a stud wall or does the wooden frame attach to the existing plasterboard on the existing wall? I have a friend of a friend who I am asking too who is in the building trade.

Here's the updated version: I live in a 1950s mid terraced ex-council house and can clearly hear my neighbours' TV dialogue when trying to relax in my lounge. The party wall was already treated during a renovation — plasterboard and Rockwool was used — but it's clearly not sufficient. The...

He is a Master 7th Degree Black Belt in the Korean martial art of Taekwon-Do and 6th Degree POLARM Close-Quarters Combat Skills. He teaches local clubs voluntarily and on specialist combat courses for the British Army and Special Forces. He also has a First-class Honours Bachelor of Laws...

And Hue Edwards and they put a helicopter over an innocent mans house .. now they have been caught with there pants down people still believe them talk about a classic sign of confirmation bias ..

Fake news https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/09/tim-davie-to-resign-bbc/ BBC are the British Brainwashing Company

No it's an old 1950s ex council house

The other day I noticed after I had repainted my bedroom that there was a visible damp patch on the outside wall. I used an Amazon dampness meter and it's showing as wet on some areas on the wall. When I looked outside I can see it seems to be directly or very close to an air brick. When I...

So I noticed the other day that my concreate Canopy has two rather worrying cracks on it. I messaged by builder/DIY handman and he said 'they are made from reinforced concrete which looks like it’s suffering concrete cancer this is where the re-bar rusts and swells then cracks the concrete.' he...

I'm not 100% what type of screw it is , just one that came in the packet and I used a rawplug. I have tried mole grips but can't get them to grip. I am using some cheap pliers now, but its hard to tell if the screw is actually turning.

Yes I was thinking it might be best to drill a few hole, I have bought a a new SDS drill recently but will need to get some drill bits for it. Unless I can use standard drill bits with it? I'm not sure what type of screw it was maybe a wood screw in a rawplug. Will have another go tomorrow.

I am fitting an external light outside my house. The good news is the light works. The bad news is that one of the screws (wood screw I think) is broken and stuck in its raw plug and snapped off in the wall. It's not easy to re drill a new hole. I am not sure how I am suppose to get the broken...

Well yes I think I will cancel it and get an independent one ...I am thinking we also had wall insulation installed as part of the governments green deal back in 2014. I think it maybe causing issues as I can see there are gaps in the brick work and even two air vents in the external walls which...

Ok, I will get some rockwool and push it into the eves as you suggested. Well I have moved back into the house for now. But it's not clear if they had been hanging washing inside. I do have a good extractor fan in the bathroom. The company that make that PIV system are doing a damp survey in...