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The house is currently uninhabited, so nothing happening to generate moisture. Plenty of ventilation too with windows left open overnight. This is, admittedly, in an effort to dry out some moisture in what is a damp wee house. We've had a period of dry weather, and i've still noticed some...

Got a 1920s slate roof replaced with a new tile roof. These patches are evident in the eaves - is it condensation?

Any advice on what technique/materials to insulate this awkward space? It's in the eaves and this space is pretty much all there is between my neighbour's and I.

I have eaves in my bedroom and adjoining bathroom that I have removed the old lathe and plaster from (1920s property). Before I sheet them up and plaster I'm planning on fitting 50mm insulating panels into the rafters (100mm deep, so leaving 50mm for air flow/ventilation). Advice i've also had...

I appreciate your input on this @JobAndKnock . I've got timber to marry onto these sections - for support/reinforcement and for something to fix plasterboard to. There's been some wobbly bevels chiseled into the trusses for the old lathe to be nailed to.

At the worst affected area it's rotted about a third of the way through. I scraped away all the soft/rotted wood and it's now all fairly solid when pressing a screwdriver into it.

Hi @JobAndKnock , sorry for the slow reply, I was on holiday taking a break from the place. There's a good chance that a repair had taken place to the slate in that area, as it there had been all over the roof. Cant say specifically now though as the roof has been stripped and tiled. The lead...

Fairly certain that this is burnt wood. It's pretty much charcoal in places and the charring pattern is identical to burnt timber. That's not to say some rot hasn't set in after the fact. Happy to be corrected though. On the other side of this is a lead gulley. I've had the roof tiles replaced...

Hi, first post on here. Anytime I search for any DIY info I usually get sent to this forum, so I figured this is a good place to start. I've recently purchased a nice old 1920's semi detached that's needing a LOT of work done to it. Our 'forever home'. After stripping the wallpaper in one of the...