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I'm currently re-securing the ceiling in our bedroom as it has a bulge above the bed that is disconcerting. I've managed to find the joists either side of the loft hatch but cannot for the life of me find one between them, it's a gap of almost a meter. Any ideas? Is it possible that there are...

Hi, Anyone able to help me with this one. There's a damp patch appeared at the top of the chimney breast in the master bedroom of our late 1800s terrace, it was already a bit of a stain but since the weather got cold, it's got moist. I've ripped the paper off and It's very localised and doesnt...

Cheers for making me aware of my moronic questioning lads. Looks like I'm getting a board up in the loft. Any idea where the weird soily dirt in the loft is appearing from? Not got a grow on Nige, although next door seem to not get as much snow as we do :mrgreen:

I'm on the war path with the big A in our house at the moment, trying to find as many ACM's as possible and decide whether we need them removing. The previous owners have had the loft boarded, underlayed and carpeted about 12 months before we moved in - delightful, but I'm ripping off the...

The missus suggested I get a proper respirator anyway after a few brown trousers moments, ripping up flooring, drilling ceilings and one particular time when I accidentally pulled half my neighbours asbestos shed roof into our garden moving an ivy bush to one side to get a fence panel out. I'll...

Reckon I'll want one, even if I just overboard them? Seeing as they're broken?

Hi all We're planning on pulling up the living room carpet in our old house (late 1800s). I've pulled the corner up by the hearth to see what was beneath and there's some charming blue 50/60s vinyl tiles. They're pretty bashed about and I pulled the corner up from the other side of the room...

Just had another board up and reluctantly stuck my hand in to peel what looked like paper and it is indeed paper so I'm assuming PB. In terms of not using it for ceilings, that is interesting as I've spent a while pooing myself that I'd drilled a hole for a downlight in the pantry (under the...

Yeah that appears to be paper stuck to the joist that's ripped off the board. I actually couldn't tell you the age of the ceiling, the previous owner lived here for 20 years before we moved in 6 months ago. Can't say they updated the place at all in that time -judging by the decor, but it's...

Just to add, the ceiling is covered in a thick layer of asbestos containing artex. So I'm already probably giving myself some sort of horrible disease. Screwing it back up just seems less risky than the whole lot coming down...

In our early 1900s terrace, the ceiling has come away from the joists (changes in temperature have caused the nails to work loose). I had a board up in the bedroom to see the extent of the damage and to be honest, I'm not completely sure what I'm looking at. I'm slightly worried that this board...

Our bathroom is a single story extension on the back of the house with an uninsulated roof. I'm currently rewiring the downlights and started thinking about insulation (it's freezing in the winter). I thought for a cheap and easy fix, spray a load of expanding foam up there, through the...

Currently, I have a socket for my gas cooker that has another socket spurred off it for my under counter fridge. A little like the attached image of mine, but without the dual outlet plate and just spurring straight off the back of the socket under the counter. I plan on putting some eBay LED...

The walls are solid. I considered using hammer fixings through the board. Presumably if I used adhesive directly onto the paper, I'd also need mechanical fixings as, despite the paper holding fast for 50+ years, I'm not confident sticking pb to it. I've tried everything, this stuff is hell...

Morning all, Quick query regarding dry lining. We have a late 1800s cottage that has suffered all of the worst years of household decorating fashions. Our front bedroom has the dreaded woodchip and, after it took 2 of us 4 solid days (12-14 hour shifts) removing it from the much smaller...

Just off the back of it? Well that is easier!

Cheers for the help guys. I've had a look under the counter at the socket again in the cold light of day and I'm thinking the fridge won't reach the current position of the socket without using an extension ( which I don't want to do). I'm thinking this as a potential alternative (excuse the...

Yeah so that is in the overhead cupboard, the one I want to split is the one that has the gas cooker plugged into it, under the counter - connected to the 'cooker' switch in the cupboard.

No issues with it being on the cooker circuit then? If not, happy days!

Brill, thanks for that. The cooker plugs into a socket under the counter that runs off the switch in the upper cupboard, I know for a fact it's 6mm cable as when we plastered the kitchen, elements were exposed behind the old woodchip paper, where they'd re-wired and done a crap job of burying...