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Thanks for your reply. Not sure about that cable. I will be back at the property tomorrow and I will update I don't know whats thats called around the incomer cable, its like a heavy duty clip. I was wondering if the cable was SWA, and SWA was acting as earth, and SWA connected to the clip and...

Please see attached photo of electricity authority incomer and consumer unit I cannot see an earth cable coming out of the electricity authority incomer cable, nor can I see a main earth terminal on or around consumer unit. Should I direct this to the electricity authority as I can't see an...

Hi bobasd Thanks for your reply The chimney breast has been removed up to the first floor. Just the hearths left on the ground floor. We have some rotten joists which need replacing Yes I intend to put a dpc between the existing joist trimmer and the front fender wall. Currently there is a...

Thanks for that Woody

Hi Woody Thanks for your advice So it would look something like this. Thanks that would make it a lot more rigid

I've dug out a hearth and would like some advice on installing some joists. Please see photos. As you can see the hearth has left a gap. The front wall of the hearth supports the cross joist. I propose the following 1. Keep the cross joist and leave all existing joists as they are 2. Add...

Thanks phatboy

Suggest stick it to top of floor boards?

Any ideas, anyone

Thanks Blup Yes house gable end does abut the public footpath. Note sure when the footpath was raised to the height it is now

Discovered water rising througth gap between wall and concrete oversite in subfloor void when it rains. This is on the gable side of the house, the public street is on the other side of the gable wall. The public street is above the concrete oversite level in subfloor void What are the options...

Thanks for your reply The subfloor floor which is a concrete oversite is below the external ground level

The roof gutters travel toward the centre of the row of terrace houses. So the roof gutters are drained on another property. The water comes into the subfloor on the gable side of the house

Yes the paving does fall way towards the road. Also we are virtually at the high point in the area. So I was a little surprised to see water entering the subfloor (but as I say subfloor is below ground level). This house will have had no cellar.

Thanks for your reply It only occurs when it rains. Normally after a days raining. So I suspect it is groundwater. I can't see surface water entering the house and it is not coming througth the air bricks.

We have a 1930s end terrace house Water entering subfloor througth gable wall side. Subfloor below street level. Normally I would put a acco drain / french drain in, or lower the external level but I can't because the street is the responsibility of the council. How can a resolve this issue

Thanks for your replies With regard to joist. I need to install some new joists around where the hearth is taken out and I need to replace some rotten joists too. I noticed that the existing joists go into the wall, just above the wall DPC. The joists sit on the existing bitumen DPC. The...

Hello I need advice on how to do a patio window to floorboard transition. Please see photo At the top you can see the patio window and at the bottom you can see the rotted floor boards. Between them you can see a concrete (or motar) layer, laid on a DPC membrane. Below the DPC membrane is...

We have decided that we want to remove the hearths. The hearths are made of a concrete block surrouded by a fender wall built off the subfloor and reaching to the level of the floorboards Any precautions I should take on removing these hearths. The breasts have already gone I assume there is...

1930s end terrace house Two ground floor rooms has been combined into one and two chimney breasts removed, all some time ago. Two fireplace hearths still remain. They each consist of a concrete block surrounded by a fender brick wall. All at or below floor level Some wood rot on the floor...