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Having had the plaster exposed for a while now, I have now noticed small crystals forming in the surface. Is this a sign of anything in particular? if I hack off the plaster to try to locate pipes (would they be buried within the plaster??), is there any type of plaster patching product to use...

I don’t think so but can’t be certain without making a hole to investigate. The heating pipes are all external (in the bathroom) and don’t leak. The only possibility I can think might be the drainage from the bathroom. I don’t think it runs directly under there though.

yes it is a concrete floor. The surveyor though it would have been poured directly onto the ground I have checked around the washing machine and can’t see any sign of a leak but will keep an eye in it next time we do a load. For additional context, there is also paint flaking in the other...

The other side is just tiled wall next to heated towel rail. The kitchen floor is tiled concrete so not sure if it would be rising damp. Thanks

I have a spot of damp on a wall between kitchen and bathroom which was causing paint to peel off. I have scraped off the paint and am letting the plaster dry out (have put a dehumidifier in front and the plaster has visually lightened in colour a bit so hoping that it will dry out completely)...

Hi Ken, Thanks for your advice. I will tackle this in small segments and see how it goes. Would you recommend premixed lime mortar, or mixing up my own. I don't have a mixer, so would have to do that by hand in a bucket. I am thinking of something like this...

Hi All I would be grateful for some advice on re-pointing a garden wall shared with our rear neighbor. It is a single skin brick wall that sits on top of a stone wall. I am only worried about the brick portion, which has very crumbling mortar. There are several spots where it has completly...

Hi, I have a flat roof that previously had no insulation. The roof itself is in decent condition and does not need replacing yet, but I would like to add some insulation (DIY job) above the ceiling between the joists (cold roof). Do I need to worry at all about meeting any building...

Hi Victorian terraced house. Flat roof room and rear of property and shares an internal wall with the neighbouring house. (Recently purchased , so I don’t know the history of any maintenance/ work) I have done a diy job of supporting some ceiling joists where a chimney stack had been...

Hi, i am sistering up some of the joists in a ceiling there is a section with some noggins in poor condition that I want to replace. This section is below a disused chimney stack (the breast was removed but the stack on the roof remains). The is a pic below. I had thought of buying new, full...

So would that be a large flat panel of ply wood screwed to the wall with multiple fixings? The bar itself only has 3 fixing points each side.

Hi, I am looking to attach a pull up bar to the outside of our house. They are rendered, solid brick walls, but I don't know the quality of the brickwork underneath (Victorian terrace, approx 130 years old, based in Brighton). Have included pics of the wall, bar and the screws that were...

Hi, I am considering attempting to re-point an old brick wall in the garden. It will need lime mortar re-pointing and I have some questions. 1. What type of lime will be best? My understanding i that non-hydraulic lime is stronger, and best suited to exposed conditions, such as a brick garden...

It just feels dry to the touch, which makes me assume the water ingress has been solved. This is a new property that we have just taken possession of so not really sure, but trying to make best guess. Have poked a few joists with a flat head as you mentioned and there is some give but it is not...

Does anyone have any comments/suggestions on this before it get buried?

Yes, This is beneath a flat roof

Hi, We have recently purchased a house and one room had polystyrene ceiling tiles, which we have removed, along with the plasterboard ceiling, which we were going to replace. We have found that there are some questionable looking ceiling joints in one section, and these appear to be rotting...

Hi, I have springy floor boards in my entry hallway (pre 1900s Mid terrace house, solid brick walls and suspended floorboards, etc). I lifted up a floor board an one of the joists is discolored (pic 1). Is this a problem? It does not feel damp or too musty down there. Elsewhere, I found that...

Hi Thanks for both of your responses. This is very helpful. Possibly opening up a whole new conversation, given the solid brick wall construction, would lime mortar be the best use rather than sand & cement? Perhaps given the size/location of the hole (internal wall) there are no concerns...

Hi, We have a small section of plaster that has been removed right back to a solid brick internal wall. Will it be ok to fill this whole section in with poly filler? The depth is about 1CM. The height, 10CM, width, 5CM approx. Image attached. Just wondering if it is better to plaster this up...