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Thanks for advice so far. There are quite a few vents in the eves already. Will make sure make better use of window ventilation in the short term and sort out a bathroom extractor longer term. I will also look at fitting some internal felt lap vents which look easy enough to fit...

Hi all, I am looking for some advice\guidance please. We purchased our house a few years ago and it’s a detached four bedroom built in the 70’s with a very shallow height attic. These are fitted around the eaves in places for external ventilation. We had the tile roof replaced two years...

This is the top of the wooden window I mentioned previously. Also a picture of the external view of the wall showing ground level. The area has a slight slope away from the wall so water runs away from the wall. There is a drain on left side of the wall that was blocked, potentially for a long...

These two pictures are the external side of the wall where the damp and mould is showing on the inside.

Hi, I have been looking at a victorian terrace property as a potential investment. It has no central heating and one room has likely not been heated for a very long time and has a wooden window. The wall under the window has mould and what looks to be damp as shown in the picture. Suspect...

Hi, I have been looking at a victorian terrace property as a potential investment. It has no central heating and one room has likely not been heated for a very long time and has a wooden window. The wall under the window has mould and what looks to be damp as shown in the picture. Suspect...

Here are two more pictures. Does this help identify what type of plaster has been used in the property?

If it is horse hair/lime are there any down sides of having a terrace house with this old older type of plaster. I.e if I left it as is and got a plastere in to reskim it? I agree ideally would be good to replace with plasterboard but suspect that would be expensive taking into account the...

Hi, I am looking at a terrace house built around 1930 and considering if it will need to be replastered. Wondered if some one could advise what type of plaster a property of this age will likely have and if there are any particual things I should worry about, be conerned\cautious about? I...

Hi, I have noticed this patch in the attached picture on one of the front walls. Is this damp? Incase it's a leak, I am considering asking a roofer to review the roof directly above. Wondered if this could be anything else or is it likely to be a leak?

Hi, I have a four bed detached house and had a new roof fitted a couple of years ago. The loft is quite shallow in terms of height. Since the roof has been fitted I have topped up a quarter of the insulation and also have additional people living the house now. During the recent snow\cold...

Hi, Any advice\comments on this would be appreciated please. Above one of my double glazed windows is a wooden plank instead of plaster board which cannot be removed. The room was re-plastered and the plaster obviously couldn't skim over the wooden plank. Instead the skim was done up to...

Hi, Any advice\comments on this would be appreciated please. Above one of my double glazed windows is a wooden plank instead of plaster board which cannot be removed. The room was re-plastered and the plaster obviously couldn't skim over the wooden plank. Instead the skim was done up to...

Hi, wonder if anyone could offer any advice please. I have stripped all the wallpaper back on the first bedroom in my 1978 house that we have recently moved into it. The intention is to re-plaster it. I have found a window plank at the top of the window and the previous occupier has also...

Hi No nothing on outside walls.

Hi I have moved into a 1970's house and one the curtain poles has come down and pulled the plaster out with it. I have refilled the hole with plaster repair and fitted them back up with raw plugs and self drive metal plasterboard screws without success. When I fit the raw plugs I had cut them...

Hi I have a 1970s house and the bathroom has a air vent about 1 meter from top on one wall. Also another bedroom has two air vents in it. I have attached pictures. When I decorate can I simply get fill these with plaster? I dont see what purpose they are providing or know why they are there.

Hi Looking for some advice please. My property was built in the 1970's and a few holes from old fixings and cables exsist in the mortar between the bricks on the rear of the property. I intend to repoint and fill the holes in-between the brickwork. As part of this I have noticed a couple...

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