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I recently had the manhole cover off my drain as there was a smell of blocked drains, turned out to be next door But I did notice what looks like a small blockage at the bottom, it almost looks like cement / concrete I’ve never looked down a sewer so not sure what it should look like! Also...

The DPC is across the internal and external wall, it looks like they have used 225mm wide DPC and there is also a lot of rubble/mortar on the DPC as well!

I replaced the windowsill in my conservatory and noticed the DPC below the dwarf wall was bridged across the cavity. It looks like they have used a wide flat DPC around the walls. Will this cause any problems?

re route would be a total nightmare, as we have only just had the house decorated! What would be the worst outcome, false trips or a scrapped alarm system?

My property has had alarm cable fitted at some time but all the alarm cables are run with the power cables though the joists (there is about a 3m run with all the power cables) If I install an alarm will this cause problems, I would fitting a suppressor help? Is it dangerous, or just...

Almost every floorboard in my house creaks or moves, I’ve had the carpet up and quite a few of the floorboards have been screwed down with woodscrews, I’ve tried tightening them without much success, and some of the nails have also started to lift. I’ve knocked some lose nails back down using...

the central heating pipes run right down the middle of the kitchen ceiling, so I guess they are in the wrong place. they are notched for 22mm pipes, I can see why they have done this as it’s the easiest route upstairs (the wiring also follows the same route but not so central) the kitchen span...

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My house has been rewired several times, had storage heaters fitted a some point, it also an old iron gas pipe! So now when you lift the floorboards the joists (6"x2") are littered with notches and holes for central heating plumbing and all the new & old electrics Non seem to be excessive, a...

The work was carried out before I purchased the property, it was done about 17 - 20 years ago. the floor was uneven which was rectified with self-leveling the ceiling is flat with not cracks, am I worrying about nothing or should I get it checked?

The kitchen in my house was modified by making two small rooms into one and the removal of a brick built pantry. As far as I can see both the walls removed didn’t have any beams on top (the pantry may have had one or two beams across) The work was carried out DIY, should this work have been...

According to the neighbour they all had them done around the same time 1999-02 and all done DIY! Should people be knocking out wallls DIY?

I will add some, but its been re-plastered so the brickwork cannot be seen Nothing has been removed from the chimney, but it looks like they have damaged the one corner removing the wall in the kitchen it didn't look like it had been cut with a disc cutter or it was just very poorly built...

The back of my chimney protrudes into the kitchen, (there is no chimney breast in the living room it flat against the wall) I had the kitchen stripped & re-plastered I noticed one corner of the chimney was quite poor. The previous owner had a wall removed to make the kitchen larger, the wall...

Thank you, my biggest concern was if any bricks and crap that was put back into the hole would cause any damage to the pipe?

I had a gas leak about 15 years ago, the external supply pipe had rotted. When the gas board replaced it they said someone would come back to repair the driveway slabs and make good the hole. They never did and the hole got filled in with all the ground they had dug out. I’m now going to have...

Yes, the brickwork was rough around the edges where the frame was removed. It was bricked up-to the concrete lintel that was over the door. All the gaps where filled with cement but no ties if I remember correctly Unfortunately it was not done by a builder, it was more a DIY job! According to...

I had a kitchen doorway bricked up quite a few years ago, it was done using the high density concrete blocks (like very heavy breeze blocks) The old door frame was removed and blocked up, but it was not tied into the existing brickwork, is this something I should be concerned about or am I just...

so I presume it should be fine?