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So just got onto site after 4 days without heating (gas meter moved). The walls aren’t damp. I think the darkness is the remnants of dust of some sort. The bricks are fairly cold as would be expected but don’t feel damp. Is there a Jungle math way of testing for damp?

This tbh. There is a big hump in the centre of the long wall (pics to follow very shortly). I’m fairly confident I could correct that with dot’n’dab, but as it’s a 4.4m long wall and 2.7m high, I’m not confident I could bond and set it successfully. I’m tempted to have a go at the smaller wall...

:eek: I reject your statement and substitute it with one of my own.... :cautious: “It will be fiiiiine, noooo problemmooooo” :p

kitchen walls by kjacko posted 20 Feb 2020 at 7:05 AM I can get more pics up tomorrow when I’m back on site.

Kitchen. LHS on left is an outside wall. RHS is backed by a lean-to external brick toilet. House built in 1901.

Thanks bobas, I shall do just that a bit later edit: now then, which image uploader does everyone use nowadays?

Hi all, So I’m refurbing my brothers house (built 1901) and have totally ripped the kitchen out (4.4m x 2.4m). I’ve had to knock the walls back to brick as the bonding was crumbling and blown. I’m quietly confident at plastering but by no means an expert. Can’t see any obvious evidence of lime...

Hi guys, Thanks for the info, gives me some confidence that it’s still a decent boiler I guess. We missed last years service tbh, and in the past 9 years since we’ve had the house it’s had maybe 3-4 repairs. Turns out this was just a stuck relay. Gas engineer from next-door (didn’t even know he...

Hi all, our Baxi 105e is on its last legs i reckon. Yesterday it worked fine, this morning no HW. I re-pressurised the system then power cycled and 'reset' the boiler. Open a HW tap but all i see is the green power light on the 105e. Its had a fair few repairs over the years, so if we decide to...

goddammit!

Hi all, possible long shot, but here goes: sliding wardrobe door bottom track sits on the wooden floorboards, but they aint level and as the wardrobe IS vertical then the doors won't run straight if you get my drift, plus they slide down to one end all on their own. I did try using shims to...

Honestly don’t know stem. All I know is that it works as intended now and is certainly better than the old system so it’s all good

Hi, i think it was the 'pre-heat' setting. It was set for a few hours prior to the proper time for it to come on. Changing it to the minimum has sorted the issue.

Yes, the distance is an issue. I’d love to buy a rundown and renovate it myself, but distance is the issue (300 miles away). Standard rental would certinaly give security of income and wind down the mortgage, but holiday letting could bring in nearly the same in a week as a long term rental...

The areas we looked at are higher priced than my current rental house is worth. That’s not a problem as I knew i’d Be spending more. However, having spoken to someone the other week who coincidentally had bought a house in the same area of Cornwall last year and lets it out to pay off his...

Indeed, but i’m really just starting out with my research so advice on where to look, go, what pitfalls those who have done it have experienced etc? For instance i’d Love to hear from people who have bought a plot of land that had PP, but not for the dwelling they want, so they’ve reapplied for...