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1. You have three fire place/openings, one of which you have opened up? 2. Your neighbours have ... ? ... fire openings and flues? Blocked or open? Perhaps with an appliance or solid fuel fire in place? 3. You dont know the condition of the c/stack and terminals. Are all the flues in the...

Perhaps, post pics of good areas and bad areas if thats possible? Research on here and plastering forum - this is a well, and recently, covered subject.

Your rendered wall might be bridging the DPC in the abutting brick wall. Thats if it butts up to it. I can only advise you to follow skimmers advice.

A couple of things: the hearth should not sit on any wood, but if the hearth extends more than 300mm off the face of the c/breast then it should be safe if not strictly legal. And, as above, the trimming joist should be masked from any masonry contact with a Membrane (DPM). Perhaps, you...

Why are you opening the same thread later in the same day?

liam546, i dont understand why you have opened this thread? you had already opened the "same thread" earlier today.

As above. Perhaps, after sweeping do a smoke test and then fit a combined terminal cap and bird guard. Consider before any work what, if any, your final proposal might be for the fire opening? Flue ventilation problems can cause so much aggro and expense that you would weep. Be...

Big-all has covered most of the angles as usual. However, you would be well advised to get your neighbours together, and do a smoke test up your flue, they need to be present in their flats to observe if any smoke leaks out. The c/breast in the loft should also be checked for leaking smoke -...

The OP doesn't "start off with a question like whats this for?" which hat did you pull that from - the 2ft pipe length one? "under what scenario .. etc" we dont do scenario's in the building trade, we ask obvious questions to tease out the best info available from a lay person. If you...

Its difficult to understand the lay-out of walls and joists from your post - eg. why wasn't the ground floor wall designed to support the bedroom wall? Do the bolted chamber joists run parallel with the recently removed ground floor wall, as pic 3 seems to indicate? Is pic 3 taken in a...

mfarrow, What a bizarre statement your first comment is. The OP's query was: "should i just leave it, or cap it off?" I drew him out and we learned a lot more, plus an annotated pic, about the situation. The OP then revealed that he actually did know far more about why the land drain...

A 1990's house would possibly have a screeded block and beam floor. Or, if its a true concrete slab, then the slab will have a DPM(membrane) and insulation below. What does the bottom plate of the studding sit on? Perhaps you would do well to lift all coverings to expose the screed you...

Its heavy, dusty work sanding and moving the machine. Drive down all nails. T&G will only sustain a couple(?) of sandings. The machines can be dangerous - do nothing to them or the s/paper without unplugging them. Dust debris can spontaneously ignite - learn how to dispose of it. One...

What do you mean by "timber framed"? Does the roof have traditional rafters, or roof trusses? How old is the house? Have any of your neighbours reported similar sounds. Have you ever felt any vibration when you hear the sound? Would you say that the house is located in an exposed...

I agree with big-all. In pic no 2 are the boards landing on a joist thats running parallel with the hearth (a trimmer)? What is the black thing or stuff thats peeping out from under the hearth?

1. Perhaps you can determine exactly what material the neighbours used: either S&C render, or a gypsum plaster? 2. Do the neighbours have a solid floor over the old cellar area? 3. How thick is the party wall? 4. Does your damp extend along the whole length of your party wall? 5...

1. skimmers indicated what to do with the render, why do you want to inject such a structure? 2. Do you understand the difference between rising and penetrating damp? 3. the previous pic showed the rendered wall butting up to some open brickwork - was this brickwork the outside face of a...

1. Why had the land drainage pipe been originally installed? 2. I would definitely lift the drainage pipe and move it away from the IC. Then, if the ground still requires draining, i would lay a proper gravel bedding and cover to falls, and drain away to a sump. 3. How does the pipe...

1. You could use a coping saw, slow and tedious depending on the amount of material to shape. 2. As a complete beginning DIY'er stay away from routers. 3. A dirt cheap jig saw with scroll blades would do the job. Work very slow, the tool does the work.

1. I would estimate that the drop from the top of the slab to the neighbour's driveway surface is 20" - 24". 2. This drop will have to be taken into account when detailing any new manhole level, and any extension of the driveway dividing wall. 3. Directly across the street they also have...