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Have you stopped the water coming in ? Btw - We've got marine ply on top of the chipboard with Karndean in our kitchen ... highly recommended

Paper feature wall and paint alcoves same as rest of room but then paint a different colour on chimney breast ? All to compliment the paper scheme ?

I agree, my neighbour did it to hide thier damp patch ... I'm sure there must be a way ? If I seal it with Pva then hardwall instead how can I insulate it ?

Hi Some info on the construction of the house would be good please ... is it Victorian ? New build etc ? Have you had any work done recently ? If it's blown plaster you will hear it when you tap around the wall... the adhered pieces will sound solid and the blown sections will sound hollow...

Can you guys cast an eye over these layers please ..... I think it's sand cement mix / skim / woodchip / hardwall / skim ... Just worried that what I think is woodchip is actually that bumpy spray on asbestos based plaster ? Thoughts before I start knocking it off ?

I was going to dry line and insulate the gable wall ... that will stop the salts right ?

This is the configuration but the beam is actually where the yellow line is and not as drawn ( because where it's drawn the gable is single skin ( rear of removed chimney stack ) and wasn't great condition to be honest. We moved it closer to the stair well for a more solid fix on the inner skin...

It's a gable and the SE said it was better to use the corner of the breast as well as a single brick seating into the gable because the of the condition of the gable brickwork and also the position of the beam was such that we were just on the edge of the where the inner skin met the opening for...

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Hi all, I want to remove a chimney breast in my daughters bedroom to give us more options on bed / furniture postions ( don't like the idea of her bed under the window ). Anyway on the picture the blue arrow shows where the corner of the chimney breast is supporting one of the loft...

Just thought I'd post an inspirational picture ( more pictures to follow ) Just laid the carpet in my loft ( BC coming Tuesday to hopefully sign off ) Big thanks for all the advice and help I've found on this awesome forum, it's taken me 8 months but I've saved about £16,000 P.s I'm a...

I'll get something to fit in the hatch and yes the extractors are working :/ How many vents do you think ? I can't find and calculations online

sorry but no the loft hatch ( which is actually a vertical access hatch off the loft conversion landing ) is not fully insulated so its also not a vapour barrier. Its got a polystyrene insert but can't imagine its got any kind of U-value worth talking about. This was one of my points with...

Its dark at the min so I've grabbed a street view to give you an idea .... the tiles are marley modern with a breathable membrane. Ceiling insulation is that loose fill stuff you can see in the picture ( its roughly 4-5 inches deep ).

hi all, I've noticed mildew on the eaves area of my loft conversion ... there is one tile vent in there already but no eaves ventilation that I can see. How many tile vents are required ? Or is it trial and error ? The space is north facing

Searched images .. decorative plaster arch moulding

Yes I noticed that ..... It was one of my options but I don't have the patience for it.

Ah .. thats how its done then, skillz for sure... think I'll leave that as plan b and try this Flexi architrave first...

I'm looking at two corbels ( when i find the right size ) and then running a flexible architraive over the arch. When you say wet cornice ? What do you mean ? I'm hoping for something like this when finished

hi all, I've got this archway on the landing and I'm just thinking the easiest way to trim it ? I've seen some flexible trims etc but is decorative plaster an option ? Any design thoughts please ?