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'If done properly' there is the age old problem. I'm hoping this should be done properly as the roofer has done a lot of work in the area and has a good reputation. I might just be being nervous as this is a lot of money for me to spend.

I'd struggle to get a photo as it's on the roof. The problem is the slates on my roof are a different size to the neighbours so the tie-in is a mismatch of overlapping slates. The roofers solution is cut a line through the slate along the party wall from the chimney down to the gutter and have...

Got a quote for my roof to be refelted with breathable felt, new battens and the original slates reattached with recon slates where needed. Needed as no ventilation to the roof space and numerous slates have slipped. My slates are a completly different size to the neighbours and the tie in is...

I assumed lime as that's what's been used to build the chimney. Intention is to put in a multi fuel stove, the opening is plenty big enough to have a stove and have space around to keep it from the wall.

Ripped out an ancient gas fire and the concrete blockwork and now have a large fireplace. The brickwork needs cleaning and repointing and the current mortar is lime so I assume I need to also use lime. Lime putty for a newby looks difficult to use and my local merchant has bagged hydraulic lime...

Yes this is something I'm considering.

I'll look at this as an option, the main reason for thinking of pulling it down is I can see it has bowed down where the damp has come through from the roof. but once the house is mine I'll be able to investigate more.

This seems to be a subject that has come up so many times. Moving into an 1850s cottage the bathroom ceiling is artex covered lathe and plaster, the ceiling is water damaged from the roof leaking (will be fixed before I start anything) so it has to come down, I also want spots and a ceiling fan...

Yes, I've done the occasional change such as replace sockets and added a spur but it just seems easier to let a pro do anything more involved.

As a DIY bod I realise I'm basically not allowed to do much on mains electric these days which I understand. I'm moving to a new house and want to install network cable from the router to the spare room, it's an easy route through the garage and then inside a stud wall. Can I still do this DIY?