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Looking at a fixed mortgage and trying to work out if I can afford it or if a step too far, hence seeking advice :shock:

No Idea what the cause of damp is, survey said rising damp and a damp specialist recommended injecting all the downstairs walls with chemicals at a cost of 4.5k. I will fix the roof and guttering and get the drains checked to see what comes up. The house is in such a bad state and I will have...

Do you think its worth removing all the plaster downstairs to brick or just affected areas?

I am looking at buying a 1930s semi. Its all wet and damp and I would plan to fix roof and rising damp. But the render is all cracked all over the exterior, i suspect this is causing more damp? What would be required fill in the cracks and re paint or does it need re rendering? if so...

Can anyone give me a rough ball part figure what they would expect to budget to get a 1930's semi up to livable standard and where to start? I was thinking roof, drains then damprooing first? It needs Rewiring Re roofing, damp proofing new boiler and central heating drains fixed...

I am looking at buying a 1930's 3 bed semi in north London. The survey has said roof is at end of life and the house is wet and damp. On inspection inside the loft there is no plastic membrane between the timber and tiles. You can just see the back of tiles and holes. I am thinking all...

I have since been back to the property and the damp is far worse than I expected. One wall is completely wet (corner wall of downstairs and ustairs and downstairs wall that a joins the neighboring property (there wall is not damp next door so guess its the roof or guttering) The property has...

I haven't moved in yet but can take some pictures on my next visit.

That's a great help, thank you.

I am buying a house that is covered in Damp. Im not sure if its due to the l roof leaking or just previous old person living there and not ventilating etc (there is no central heating either) (black mould in cupboards etc and mostly in corner of walls both upstairs and down. Its really a gut...

its a second floor flat in an Edwardian house which is converted into three flats

Hi, I would like to move my current kitchen into the next room (basically going on the wall of my lounge in an 18' room that has 3 large windows). Its currenlty one bedroom flat and moving the kitchen will give me space for an office/guest bedroom. I have been told by downstairs...

Thanks, I did try reversing 4 & 6 but made no difference/or is correct ( i can hear out and in). The problem is with the white wire (1) as when connected and the receiver is hung up it continually buzzers at the intercom level downstairs. When I pick up the handset it stops? I'm...

Hi, I have an old intercom system which originally had a Bell intercom handset. That got replaced with a universal Fermax handset (works fine). I am now trying to change the handset to a new fermax one which has a volume control (fermax REF. 03394 4+N EXTRA LOFT TELEPHONE). When I wire it...