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It's a 1930's Semi-Detached with Concrete Floor Yes I cleaned the inside of the chimney out. I'm not at home at present to take photos, but the rest of the room is dry at skirting level. Other side of the wall is the kitchen/dining room - the chimney goes up the middle of the house. I'm...

I’ve now had the room skimmed, and there are a few patches - that perfectly mirror the holes in the plaster on my original post - that aren’t drying out. They did fill these holes before skimming, but they just aren’t drying out. The rest of the room has dried out, but as you can see on the...

Should I just get those parts replastered, or will skimming over it be okay?

Hello I moved to a new house and removed the fireplace surround - and then removed the wallpaper. On both sides of the fireplace have been two patches, at the bottom, that don’t feel damp at all, but change to a darker colour throughout the day. It looks damp, but doesn’t feel it at all...

Hello I know this is an old post, but just wondering if you got to the bottom of this. We stripped all the paper off our walls a few weeks ago, and in the time we've been waiting for a plasterer I've spotted two areas that are sticky to the touch - but then at other times of day its...

I did wonder whether it was just the toilet itself, and there is nothing we can do about it except replace it completely! I'll do what I can to resolve the problem, but might end up just replacing the whole thing, if need be.

Thank you. Looking at those prices, I'm happy to just replace the current one and start again, for £10-20. Is that a DIY job, though? Or recommended to get a professional in?

Thanks - I'll watch a YouTube video before deciding whether to give this a go myself.

I've got my girlfriend to take a photo. Not sure if this helps at all, but at least you can see what I'm working with. She also did a video of it flushing, but I can't upload this.

I'll take a photo when I get home, but when I had a look myself the other day it looked pretty old fashioned so I'd be surprised if it was a dual-flush - but I'm no expert. I've text my girlfriend who is at home and asked her to take a photo.

Yes, new to me - it's a 1930's Semi. I checked the water level after it had filled up, and it was up the correct level - it just doesn't all appear to be draining out when we flush.

Hello Just bought a new house, and we're having a bit of a problem with the toilet flush. When we flush the toilet, most of the waste goes - but the paper just seems to sit on top of the water whilst the flush cycle is happening. Once the flush appears to have finished I am still able to pump...

Thanks - yes from the quotes I've got so far it's looking like roughly £200 for a valuation inspection (similar to the banks), £500 for a homebuyers, and £1,500+ for full structural. I've been told the expensive one is only really for listed buildings, or especially old homes (pre 1900's). This...

Thank you for your replies. I'm not involved in construction, or the trades, at all - but I feel I would be confident to identify major faults, i.e. Subsidence (this is the one that everyone tells me is the big one). Again, it may sound naive, but having met the vendor I feel confident buying...

Hello Sorry, I'm not sure if this is the right part of the forum to put this in - but seemed to be the most relevant. I am moving house, and at the stage where I should be arranging a Homebuyers Survey. However, I have had a chat with friends/colleagues and have had mixed feedback about them...

Looks like they found one in next doors back garden - it was buried!

They said it’s definitely in the section they are responsible for, so said I won’t be paying for anything. Yes, it was a long time - but a lot of time was spent trying to unblock my drain so they could actually send a camera down and find the problem!

United Utilities were at my house for 5 hours today, 8.30am to 1.30pm. Turns out somewhere between my house and my neighbours house tree roots have got into the drains, hence why my drains were blocked and hers weren’t. Fortunately the blockage is on the neighbours side of the fence, so they...

Far from a snowflake - just wanted to know what possible action they may take on arrival, as kindly explained by Hugh Jaleak, as I don't want to waste their time by bringing them out if they are planning on asking me where the manhole is and I can't tell them. And, with this site being called...

Thank you for letting me know. It's odd that the smell seems to have disappeared now that the blockage has got worse.