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Just wanted to revisit topic as it has been a few years since the above posts. Packexe is still worth the extra dosh? Are there other disposable protective solutions worth considering for amateur DIY...

Excellent, keep the answers coming! I have contacted an acquaintance in the trade to see if he can do a RIP on the electrical stuff. Will a gas engineer check the gas stuff? And should I get a plumber to look at things before I buy?

I am looking to purchase a 1 bedroom flat in a block of flats built in London in 1990. It has previously had only one owner, who seems like a decent enough person. Whilst hoping to spend as little as possible on the exchange I also want peace of mind, i.e. to know for certain that what I buy...

BUMP I am hijacking this thread as I am confused by the market for Fluorescent strip lighting. For starters there are huge price differences, and then there are all these different standards. I intend to illuminate a small-ish kitchen relatively cheaply. I will use spot lightning under...

Excellent chaps. Really appreciate you taking the time to answer. Current owner told me original tiles and no problems with bathroom ever. A look at the wood in the windowsill suggests she is right. However, I could still become a victim of her ignorance. I am surprised there are no such...

A few days away from buying a flat built in 1990. It still has original tiles and bathroom suite. Looks OK to the eye and no smell of damp etc. Still, I think there is something that looks a bit risky: The shower is in the bathtub and the wall behind the bathtub has a window, i.e. you can in...

New question: Dulux - Glidden - Leylands ... my impression is similar price and similar product? If anyone have strong preferences do let me know. I am going to paint the walls of an entire 50 sqm flat white. I am roughly calculating 80 - 100 sqm worth of wall to be painted white. The...

Great to see so many pictures. Looking forward to see complete build. Can I ask how much the insulation is costing you?

You do have a point Owain. But the flat is on the top floor and is located so that it will only have residents of one neighbouring flat passing in front of it. Unless the neighbour turns out to be a proper ASBO family I should be no worse off than most London dwellers. Lots of bedroom windows...

ah, this is excellent stuff guys. thank you so much for reading all the way trough my post. I think I should be OK as regards fire escape from proposed bedroom? window leads directly out to landing/corridor outside. below I've linked to a picture from similar building with balcony type...

My project summed up in one sentence: Convert studio flat into one bedroom flat by moving kitchen units into main space and make kitchen space into bedroom. This forum is a great resource and I am posting this thread in the hope of getting as much feedback as possible. See below...

oops... sorry wrong sub forum

You drilled between each layer of bricks?

The heading fits my project too. I currently have two walk in closets made of the same brick as the rest of the wall. I want to straighten the wall and use free standing storage units instead. So when I remove the brick using the above method of drill and chisel, I am wondering how to...