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Thanks for the help, we are in the future looking at knocking the out building down and having it re built for downstairs toilet. Thus the wall in the kitchen with the flaking paint will have a doorway put in it and wondered if wheb this is done would this be ideal time to get it sorted

Just further, i have noticed that if i ever clean the patio outside the water runs into the outbuilding as the step has worn away over years and it can leak in there. Wondering if this coupled with it been a dark and not the most dry room could it be that. I have scrubed the white stuff off the...

Hi guys, I posted a sometime ago and just want to pick me brains again. My Kitchen wall in our vitorian house backs onto what is the old outside toilet and storage. I have noticed the inside of this wall has the paint flaiking off around skirting board height upto 4 inches above that. The...

I posted earlier re floorboards that are damaged in my victorian house. They are a difficult size to replace 170mm width and 18mm depth. I only have random ones that need replacing and wondered could i get some timber 18mm depth and have it cut the correct width and then put it were required...

Hi, The rear of our house was rendered and painted about 2yrs ago before we bought it. I have noticed that in a couple of spots the paint has flaked off and the render underneath has gone really sandy to the touch, you can rub it and the render rubs away. Its only in a couple of spots and i...

Thanks guys thats the type of advice i was after.

Thanks appreciate your help will do that. Thanks again

Right thanks for your help it was really good of you to assist with that useless peice of advice. Sorry if your experince is to good to give any constructive advice. I suppose you can have maybe offered an opinion on what may have been wrong but clearly not. Thanks once again and must remember...

We have just noticed some cracks on the ceiling were the velux light is in the roof. They run from the corner of the velux along the ceiling. I looked outside and i can now see that the roof now dips in the same corner. Its as if the roof joist has maybe snapped/slipped. It is a victorian...

Thanks bit confused It's 7m x 5m and would of thought need a good couple of inches in depth. So how many bags of the 1 tonne bags do i need

Hi, I am going to hardcore rear drive and gravel, but wondered if anyone has a method of working out how much hardcore i would need. Lee

Hi, If we knock down the old outside toilet and coal shed and rebuild with double skin etc do we need full planning for this or is it building regs.

sorry for stupidty but what is whb?

We have a bathroom first floor and then on the top floor we have put it into a master ensuite. Its nice to have a downstairs toilet, we have a few parties and means people dont all have to go upstairs. I am toying with the idea of mayve insulating the outside one and knocking through. I know it...

Take it you did not bother with a downstairs toilet then

Thanks mate

Hi guys need some advice, We have a outside toilet joined to the kitchen, it's your normal victorian property with the outside toilet which is a good size. We would really like to put a door way into the outside toilet and brick up the doors from the outside giving us the inside toilet. The...

Hi, We are going to have a new solid oak front door and frame made and wondered when we have them fitted would a joiner usually fit everything including taking the old frame out and putting the new one in. Just wondered if it would be a builders role or should a joiner be okay with it all. Also...

Hi, I wonder if you could look at the photo and just tell me what this ceiling feature will be made of. It does not sound like brick when tapped and also will it be tied into the wall. I am having the whole ceiling replaced from lat and plaster as it's all cracking and will be reomving this...