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Our house has no central heating currently (total refurb underway), and I am head scratchin as to what might best. My main questions are - Would it be possible to install a gas combi boiler (using bottled gas), linked to a multifuel stove? Would an ordinary boiler be better? Or would a...

Hello, This was originally in the flooring forum but has been suggested as more of a "building" topic. Any help appreciated! Our (old) house has five rooms on the ground floor, each with a different floor construction. The whole lot needs bringing to one level and the damp spots sorting...

Thanks flooring man. The floor finishes have yet to be settled on - may yet lay slate tiles in the backrooms (utility and kitchen). However, if those backrooms have a level concrete floor at present, assuming we get a dpm in and screed on top, would it then be ok to lay a wooden floor?

No one? Do i really have to keep on digging?

Sucess. We have removed about half a skip worth of brick and soot and the chimney breast remains in place. The broken lintel still looks less than inspiring, but hasnt shifted.

Hello, Firstly, apologies for the long post, but a bit of background will help! Our (old) house has five rooms on the ground floor, each with a different floor construction. The whole lot needs bringing to one level and the damp spots sorting out. We are seeking a sensible middle road...

Ok, Update is as follows - we had a builder take a look (whilst pricing up other stuff) and he said we are fine to remove the bricks below the lintel, the chimney breast wont collapse. My understanding of physics isnt great, but that seemed a bit counter intuitive! He explained that the...

The house is in north Wales - built for the quarries in the first place. Rough hewn slate is my guess at the stone and Im hopeful there are big drills nearby. Thanks for the weight guesstimate info!

Been working away from home for a couple of days, but am going to measure the lintel properly once back, and maybe take a brick out from below so i can have a poke about and better gauge its size. Will post the dimensions once I know....the tie-bar idea still seems to be the most likely/easiest...

Thanks for the reply and sorry for the delay in getting back - IT issues. As a guestimate the lintel is 70 inches across, about 8 inches tall and at least 6 inches deep (one end seems to taper a bit). Its rough and ready though, and I imagine depth varies along the length. Ive not removed...

Hello, In a fit of excitement we removed the plaster from the (suspiciously large) chimney breast in the living room and were pleased to discover a great big fireplace, with stone lintel. Sadly the lintel has broken, with an obvious crack in the middle. The original fireplace had been...