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Would the Structural Engineer be the person to do it and confirm it in writing? Is the below picture showing what you mean? The builder did pick up on this and said he wouldnt know whats caused it until they were up there dismantling the chimney. What could have caused that!? As you see, it...

Hi guys, Im just reopening this thread to give you an update. It concerned me what you guys said about possible roof-spreading. Ive had a couple of builders come out and they said it looks fine (although obviously they could give any guarantees which is understandable). The surveyor (albeit...

Hi I hope Ive posted this in the right category, if not just say and Ill move it. Ive just bought a place thats a complete renovation job. It needs new flooring, bathroom, kitchen (likely roof) etc... It used to be 2 cottages which have been converted into 1 and a staircase run up through the...

The surveyor did say in his report (see above) "Provide additional timber ties and struts to roof structure to prevent any further sagging.". So hopefully ties will sort it and it wont need re-roofing? If these are asbestos tiles: will removing the chimney mean the builders NEED to re-tile with...

Is the surveyor wrong in not picking up on that chimney? It looks to be leaning to me!

The surveyor didnt even mention the chimney in his Property Condition Report and Site Assessment report. Ive picked out all mentions he made of the roof: ================================== The roof structure is hand cut timber forming joists and rafters bearing to ridges supported on...

Hi Im thinking of buying a house. There is an obvious lean on one of the chimneys. On the interior walls by the chimney are cracks where the chimney is pulling away from the building. There are also cracks on the exterior wall by the chimney (I presume this is becuase of the lean). My concern...

Hi all, I have a garden wall that is 3.5 metres. I would like some trellis along the top of it to add a bit of seclusion to the garden. This is the trellis Id like: These panels come in lengths of 1.2 metres - so Id have about a metre of wall with no trellis on! What do people normally do when...

Hi all, Ive just had some old pine doors stripped. They have a nice grain and Id like to bring out the best in them - so I want a nice glossy wax finish. This has started my realising that all my pine furniture (kitchen table, coffee table, cupboards etc...) are looking really tired and dull. Id...

Thanks. Ive just looked at a couple of videos for the Makita chainsaw. It doesnt look as terrifying as a petrol one.

Wow - I really dont trust myself with a chainsaw. I had a go with one once and nearly took my hand off! I think a chainsaw is a bit OTT for what I need it for. I wont be cutting up logs all day, just occasionally - but using a manual saw just takes sooo long, and an maul axe isnt suitable for...

Hi all This isnt necessarily a DIY related question, but which is the best tool for cutting up logs for a woodburner? I need something that will cut through logs up to 15cm diameter. I used a Makita reciprocating saw the other day which seemed to do the job - but Im curious about if its teh...

Thansk woody, Ill investigate further!

Hi Woody. Ive stuck my head into the firplace and tried to look up the chimney as best I can. The chimney does seem to be wider than the fireplace - but I dont know if thats normal. How much wider would you expect a chimney to be than a fireplace? It does seem disproportionall wider - but then...

Thanks for your answer OwainDIYer. Is this a normal/common procedure? Ill have a look aroudn and see if I can rent one form somewhere. A builder said that he could open up a test strip aroun dwhere he thinks the lintel should be, but I want to do the least amount of damage as possible just in case!

Hi, Ive recently bought a cottage. It has a tiny fireplace. The neighbours cottages (its a terraced cottage) have inglenook fireplaces, and they say that all the cottages would have orginally been built with inglenook fireplaces. Before I go knocking down the existing fireplace, is there a way...