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Could you post pics of your channel, a larger view of the room and the wall? Can you indicate what the layers are from, presumably, concrete laid on earth? eg. earth - membrane "sheet" - bitumen etc. to your finished floor. Are you certain that the blue stuff is "paint"? Your...

FWIW: dont use a Damp & Timber Co. - free, cheap, or expensive survey, for your inspection survey. Locate an independent D&T surveyor to inspect & report ie. one who only reports on whats there and recommends a schedule of works to be done by others. There's no rush, the dry rot has been...

You might have more than just a "hole" that requires making good. If you are interested in learning more, then please come back with some pics of the whole bay from inside and outside and the ceiling above the bay in the room in your posted pic.

Prices are almost impossible to do without seeing the job, and if comparing prices you would have to see the details of the other quote - eg. full damp course can mean many things to many people. You have a 2-bed terrace, so going up to £30,000 for a refurb, which it would probably cost with...

That looks to be rising damp - there's no condensation spotting and the plaster is bubbling and disintegrating. If you remove the nail rusted skirting and examine the back, you will probably find that its fungal damaged. The other side of the wall will most likely show similar indications...

Something odd here. Maybe if you posted pics of inside and outside and down the "inspection chamber" it would help?

Whats going to happen to the "old" tee connection to the old WC? Where in the S&VP's length do you propose to cut in a new tee? Its always advisable to fix extra brackets when cutting CI - eg. even when we are removing the whole CI stack we fix extra brackets up to just below the first top...

If you mean injected cavity insulation, then the pre-installation inspection has to be spot on and, as above, the job must be done to best practice. If not done as above, then any carelessness will introduce even more difficulties.

Perhaps, post pics of inside the bathroom and outside, & transfer your post to the electricians forum.

1. Where is your present trap located - eg. over a stairwell, tight to a wall etc? 2. What section are your ceiling joists? 3. Is there any sag in the in place ceiling - can you push it up with one hand? 4. Go visit someone else's (neighbours or friends) installed loft ladder, and take...

I suppose you mean C-cap cowls for the terminals? Redundant flues must be vented top and bottom. Which is your side of the stack? I doubt that you could re-build your half of the stack. It would require surgery. As a stop gap measure, a cheaper than £4000 to see how it goes measure...

1. In brief, the IRC requires a max. ht. for handrail of 34" to 38" from the tread nosing. a min. width of stairs 31 3/4" with one rail. 1 1/2" min between wall and rail. 2. You will require a Newel post at the bottom tread and fixing brackets (pin them to studs) along the wall...

Totally bricked up fireplaces, or with vents installed? Smoke testing from the open fireplaces will tell you something, & might establish a pattern However, you must be certain for safe venting of fumes. For you, or someone after you, might install an appliance that requires a specific...

Pocket doors are best installed in timber frame/studding walls. What are you proposing? Retro fitting PD's can be a difficult business - and dealing with repairs can be a nightmare to a tradesperson, never mind a DIY'er. Retro PD's in internal masonry walls require a lintel over, a knock...

My money would be on wall tie corrosion causing horizontal movement. The internal damage corresponds with the outer level of damage. In general, injecting cavity fill seems to make rusting and swollen ties worse, and can sometimes aid transmission of moisture across the cavity...

Ref. the window fitter's appointment: the new frames should sit back approx 75mm from the face of the brickwork.

Whats your overall plan for this space? Do you intend to future use the drainage and trap? Are the pipes feeding in still used? The salt glaze will drain to a manhole - perhaps locate that MH?

That is certainly of interest to me. The OP could use whatever material suits, and the authority of the Journal to defend his/her choice if it was ever questioned.

1. As above, the nonsense claimed for WBP ply in domestic housing is just that, nonsense. 2. Water and fungal damage will destroy any cellulose material, period. No matter the material, once the floor, or underlayment, is water damaged, its damaged, & the tile or vinyl finished floor etc...

1. A pic of the bathroom exterior & interior with the two frames would help. 2. Presumably the window heads are at the same level height? 3. Its OK to cut brick with an angle grinder. Practice on the interior skin before cutting the exterior face. 4. google pics of reveals, and cavity...