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Use joint tape & skim some plaster over it.

The ceiling has y4et to be taken down so I dont know what the gap is between the joists. The gap between the floor above and the bottom of the joists is a healthy 200mm. I am planning on installing halogen lights so plenty of clearance is essential and to do it properly means dropping the...

Cheers pelham

Could you elaborate please on the pea gravel soak aways. I have a concrete apron on the exterior of them building that is above the DPC. I was anticipating digging it out and relaying below the DPC level. Put the concrete apron back on and with a slope the rain water should runaway. Would...

I have black mould on an interior wall (the front of a closed chimney breast)- it was underneath the covering - how do you deal with black mould?

I'm about to replace the ceiling in my bathroom - am I better off skimming it? Do you need to used a different moisture resisitant plaster in a bathroom? Cheers.

I have a similar situation - if you can remove it then its a good idea as the more ventilation under the floor the better.

Thanks Jane. My situation is slightly complicated by the flat upstairs who would be responsible for half any costs and she appears to be skint. I might end up capping the chimneys as well as venting them.

I have recently bought a 2 bed Victorian flat. There are 4 chimney breasts in it, one of them is in use in the living room. The other three have no ventilation - this is obviously a priority. Since I am going to be replacing the floors anyway I thought I could dig out the hearth underneath...

The electric element kit is for if you just want the radiator to run off electricity - ie not be connected up to your central heating system. I guess its really up to you but if the connections are already there why not connect it?

As far as I know your only chance is to put up a false wall. Any wallpaper would be a waste of time.

It's too far away to extend (8/9m) around the side of the property. I will try to locate the manhole cover and determine where it lies from that. Cheers.

I want to move the position of the WC in my flat - this means laying in a new soil pipe & stack which obviously has to connect onto the sewer main. Does anyone have any advice on how to locate the sewer pipe that lies somewhere underneath my back garden? The present soil stack is at the back...

Thanks for all the advice. Bearing in mind the complications of drilling into possibly ancient plaster and also not knowing what lies in and around the light I will remove the existing ceiling. the gap between floorbaords and ceiling is approx 200mm which is ample space - by removing the ceiling...

I want to install Halogen lighting into my bathroom. Unfortunately I have a Victorian age building (1910ish). Is there any way of simply installing the spotlights into a lathe & render ceiling or do I need to drop it and install a plasterboard ceiling? I cant install a false ceiling as the...