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Many thanks Najako, yes that's very helpful. Is there a set of regulations or guidelines that apply to old dwellings? A 300mm corridor would obviously be ridiculous, a 600mm one very tight, an 800mm not so bad. At what point does it become an acceptable width, is it at the discretion of the...

Does anyone have any more input or advice? Struggling to get my head around the regulations. Part M states hallways need to be 900mm which can reduce to 750mm at pinch points. The current small entrance part is only 830mm, so extending straight out from this to reinstate the original corridor...

We'd happily put in a corridor over a mist system if the supporting column wasn't there as it offers more wall space and makes the living area feel more homely. I'll research mist/sprinkler systems but the comments i've seen suggests it's a lot more than that. Okay i've arranged for some...

Thanks, i'll contact them and see From google quotes for a mist system seem to start from 3k+, so a stud wall should be the cheaper route

I am wondering if anyone can shed some light on this situation. Renovating a 2 bed Victorian terrace in London. Currently the living area is all open plan with a small entrance area. We want to reinstate the corridor (up to the start of the stairs) by putting a stud wall up straight across...

Thanks, yeah it's an interior wall, no signs of damp. Just concerned about getting a good finish and if means hacking a load off then best do it now

Currently renovating and in our living room seems to be a complete mix of stuff. Some walls are skimmed whilst right next to it appears to be lining paper that's been painted to blend in. Thinking about getting the whole lot skimmed but before we do one wall has got a few bubbles on in 3...

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Recently ripped out the knackered old base rail + hand rail from our landing. Whoever did it before had only half supported the off centre base rail with a bit of trim. If i line the new base rail up with the middle of the newel post at the top of the stairs then it sits away from the...

Thanks all, think we'll insulate the walls then. I'll speak to the builder to see what he thinks about the ceiling. Not expecting much heat from the UFH just something to take the edge off the tiles in the morning, it's not expensive. Main source of heat will be a towel rail, will go with a...

Yeah the previous owners did an informal loft conversion which we have access to but there's no real void above the rear bathroom. Here's a couple of pics. When the time comes for a loft conversion we can do a full L shaped dormer like the neighbours

Thanks for the responses. Current drop is 40cm down to the floorboards into the bathroom so two steps down. We're looking to raise it so it's one step. It's a pitched roof, current height 2.26m up to 2.8m. No access above the ceiling to insulate unfortunately, I know we're planning to raise...

Having our bathroom redone soon and want to insulate the room as it was freezing last winter. It's a standard two bed Victorian terrace with the bathroom on top of the kitchen at the back of the house. It measures, 2.7x3.1m. The two exterior walls are 9" brick. In his quote the builder has...

Thanks, I tried that but I think i've jiggered it now because it's just turning with the same constant light flow I'll be changing them I was just hoping to be able to clear the room myself to save some dosh before getting trades in. Guess I'll have to look into draining the system or getting...

Stripping the bathroom before having it redone. I've shut off both the hot and cold water valves to the bath but there's still a slow stream of water coming out of the tap. They're pretty tight and i'm hesitant to turn them any tighter in case something gives. Having read around it seems...

Thanks Nick, I removed a bit more of the loose concrete and it revealed a wood lintel. I've filled the hole with a couple of coats of bonding and gone over it with some easi fill and sanded. Intend to paint it then put one screw into the lintel and one into the brick that sits above it

Recently moved house and finished redoing the bedroom. Previous owner sensibly had a strip of timber above the window for the rail to attach to but we decided it looked better without. Had some issues getting standard screws to hold but I got there in the end. After a few weeks it's come...

Thanks, it's certainly not smooth, it's actually a bit grainy near the join. The bottom part also it's not flush with the top so the skirting would probably need padding out. I'll pick up some easy-fill tomorrow, take it the bit i've done will need a decent amount of PVA but can the easi-fill...

Thanks, i've had a go at a small part. Went with hardwall, then have just skimmed over it with some multifinish. Took ages as I found it tricky not working to an edge (went to an inch or so of the floorboards) and a trowel in such a small gap. The top part which will be visible doesn't look...