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Thanks for the really helpful replies :) It seems to be so hard to get good advice on sound insulation - lots of companies selling rebranded british gypsum products and claiming "unique", + proprietary "miracle" products and lots of contradicting advice. - I'll drop the resilient bars - I...

Thanks, sitting on nails (the insulation not me ;)) sounds like an easier solution, working from below would be easier than taking up all the boards even if it does mean sliding around in dirt... Do you know what the solid boards are like for acoustic insulation - I think there's probably a path...

After much googling, reading, and a few quotes, thought I would try this one on all you helpful people ;) I recently moved in to my 1930's brick-built semi. Sound insulation is non-existent - I can hear everything from (the very nice) neighbours. When I say everything I mean TV, talking...

Thanks, might try the chicken wire approach. Wouldn't I have to take up the floorboards to attach battens? Trying to avoid this since it's relatively easy to get under the floor (one area has already been cut to fit central heating). A neighbour suggested the mysterious orange stuff might be...

Thanks for clearing that up!

Since I have some of the floorboards up on my ground floor to do some sound insulation work and move a radiator, I thought I might as well add some insulation? It's a 1930's house, tongue-and-groove timber boards on joists, about 2ft cavity underneath. Can I do something like attach mineral wool...

I'm having some soundproofing added to a party wall (1930's semi) and was advised to first seal any gaps around the joists to stop sound getting through there. I've got the floorboards up and sure enough there are big gaps around the joists, in some places around a brick width deep and 3/4"...

Sorry, I should have mentioned the radiators are all hot again - possibly I was just stupid and had the thermostat the wrong way - presumably this means the pump must be working? How do I check if it is spinning please?

I've bled the pump, and thoroughly bled all the radiators again, but with no effect. Definitely doesn't seem to be any vent around the cylinder or in the loft. Reading some other posts it sounds like the boiler is kettling - it runs quietly for a few minutes, then sounds like a kettle coming...

Not the best pictures I know! The pipes going into the cylinder don't go on up. I've had a look around, plenty of "gate valves" (?) and a pair of "pump valves" (?) around the pump but nothing that looks like it could be used to bleed some air. BTW I tried to run the heating to see if this...

Thanks for the advice and history lession :lol:

Thanks for the reply, I'll have a go at the pump once I've got hold of a better screwdriver - can't shift it and don't want to damage the head more... I'm not sure about a vent on the cylinder. The part which I think matches your diagram looks like this: The top end comes off the...

I have started getting strange noises from my hot water tank cupboard, which I think are coming from the pump. The system is a standard "open vented" (correct name?) type - gas boiler in the kitchen, hot water tank upstairs, cold tank and feed/expansion tank in the loft. Only had the house...

It's in the bedroom - an alcove in the corner of the room.

Not sure if this is the right forum, sorry if not... I have removed a "built-in" cupboard put in by the previous owner. It's a 1930's house with brick cavity walls. The cupboard had been built with plasterboard screwed/nailed/glued/anything he could think of onto batons, and a false ceiling...

Thanks for the advice :) Sounds like a bit of a job - since I'm planning to get the walls skimmed, would I be better off just getting the ceiling skimmed too? If so, what prep do I need to do?

I stripped ceiling paper with a steamer and underneath is one coat of paint. In some places this seems sound, in some places there are tiny blisters, and in some places large areas (1 foot+) have peeled off with a rubber-like texture. Underneath the surface seems good and smooth, but is very...

On further investigation, I think I might have been really stupid... Scrubbing hard at the brown stuff gets it off... I think what is underneath is just some old brown-yellow paint, allbeit very hard and smooth. Can I just sand this and put lining paper up? Having spent (wasted?) days...

Thanks for the info. However, after some googling I have the impression the brown stuff on top is a clay-based adhesive. Obviously I'm not too worried about what's in that, but it's a real pain to get off - I tried scrubbing with water and detergent, but it only seems to get the top dusty layer...

Having incorrectly identified some brown/yellow gunk on my walls as some kind of oil-based distemper, I've now found a patch of pattern which makes it perfectly clear it's actually lincrusta adhesive :cry: On top there's a brown "putty-like" layer which is dusty to the touch, softens with a...