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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Crack in brick wall.
    That's a shrinkage crack not a foundation movement crack.
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Making Meters Internal.
    You can leave them in place, but there are rules for their internal location - eg internal supply pipes for gas meters should be metal...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Asbestos worry.
    OK I've seen this once before and the only logical explanation would be a cement board of some sort under the shower area to deal with...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Asbestos worry.
    What's the situation at the spotlight recess? Is there sign of the boards there, has it been cut already? ie does it look like the...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Concrete floor resting on timber joists??.
    If the OP owns the freehold (owns the building), he is not a leaseholder (does not own the building). He may own the building jointly...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Concrete floor resting on timber joists??.
    You can't be both. You can be a leaseholder and a landlord by sub-letting to your tenants, but there is still the first landlord who...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Architect drawings / costs.
    Because a client is paying them a fee. A contract exists, and it's only fair and reasonable to expect the inspector to perform his...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Asbestos worry.
    That's not a standard location for any asbestos board How old is the property. What kind of property is it? Ex-council? Too late now...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Concrete floor resting on timber joists??.
    You should check your lease and speak with your landlord. A floor structure would typically be a landlord responsibility, and you should...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Diagonal growing crack.
    The evenness and verticality of the cracking implies thermal contraction (shrinkage) of the plaster - from heating and humidity...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Epoxy.
    Context?
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Architect drawings / costs.
    Lots of people think drawing an extension is just a matter of a few lines attached to a larger rectangle and add a window and door here...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Replacing Parquet with LVT Flooring - BC Required?.
    Parquet always reminds me of school assembly - sitting cross legged on the cold, hard hall floor, hoping not to be called up to the...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Leak from the ceiling.
    The upstand is set in to the joint, so whilst a drip is preferably, lack of a drip won't be causing water to penetrate the wall
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Leak from the ceiling.
    It would be more useful to have an image from a few metres away showing the whole area particularly the areas above the internal damp...
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