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I dont really want to create soffits as it would take away the peroid look of the cottage on the outside, and would be extra work too. Quite like the look of how it is now. The timbers i planned to use were 4.8 meteres long, staggered across the whole house where they join. 2x 120mm x 50mm...

thanks for all the advice. As I will be using 50mm timber strips (in height) i would need to have 3 of these ontop of each other and then one final one that will be of various sizes 50mm or under to level the new joists. The current rafters sit on a ~20mm wall plate on the outer side of...

even building it up in wood rather than brick?

Attached is a quick diagram of what I mean To the left is how it is now. To the right is what I want to do - add a 200mm joist for the new floor. As this needs to rest on the wall and the current ceiling joist doesnt, can i "build up" the wallplate to meet the joist. The blue could be...

Hi I am looking at an loft conversion. Currently my ceiling joists are fixed to the rafters just under 200mm up from the wall plate. The wall is a very thick old stone wall. The rafters sit on the outer side of the thick wall leaving the inner side free/clear I am putting 200mm...

yes I have a very good 3M mask that i will use, and protective "suit" + gloves.

Hi some good property advice on this forum, so i thought i'd ask a bit about the common furniture beetle who are squatting in my new-to-me house (according to "damp specialist surveyor/salesman" which could just be touting for business, we shall see), anyway... I'm looking at treating the...

house is empty along with any contents of value. Roof looked good - builder did comment on it may be sagging but was going to look in the daylight - appeared to be no different than my previous houses so i'm not worried there. the house on the walls atleast were not really badly wet or...

I plan to go into the property in a few days to measure up and get some more insight into what i'll face when it completes (in about a months time) - check/feel walls - Check attic for leaks - look for DPC - look for airbricks/ventilation - subfloor ventilation? - check guttering -...

The house has 3 chimneys. we want to remove 2. The original living room has 2 chimneys in it, the room has been split a bit to make a large walk in cupboard - plan was to keep this seperation but remove the chimney breast in the cupboard to open this room up a bit and make space for a good...

OK thanks for all the advice.

is there an advisable way to heat it after standing for so long, or just put the heating on constant for a week or so or something? We wont be living in the house but will be in a position to put the heating on (whereas previously when its been up for sale, the heating has been off)

Hi We are about to (hopefully) purchase a house (bungalow) that has been empty (but closed up) for around a year. the house is around 100 to 150 years old. It is now showing signs of damp in a few areas. Guttering looks like it needs to be emptied as its clogged in places. the...