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OP, You are merely building a partition - not a supporting wall. Use 4" x 2" - long lengths are readily available. Run the floor plate through in a single uncut length - use the loose floor plate to determine where you want the partition to go. When satisfied Pin the floor plate down - & then...

OP, The type of flooring, and how its fixed, will depend on how you intend to finish the floor. Why are you replacing the old flooring? Its typical IME to use, say, 150mm T&G not PAR boards for floors - esp with your concerns ref shrinkage.

OP, At present do you have the usual fixtures, eg. bath, wc , basin, etc. in the ground floor bathroom? To remove all the layers down to the concrete the bathroom should be stripped clear of all fixtures. Pics of the bathroom floor, & a pic showing the step-up from outside the bathroom would help.

OP, AFAIK, the major Mfr's still make floor standing models - whats the problem with one-for-one replacing your present appliance? Why not post pics of inside the kitchen and the outside? Show the present position and the proposed position, and where the flues terminate outside.

OP, The different size gable barge boards would have looked odd meeting at a mitre but they perhaps look even more odd as they are. What is the metal/plastic square cover just below the ridge & above the alarm? There are a few cracks in the render and a definite line of water staining on the LH...

OP, It might be useful for you to know that concrete flooring was not common in terraced housing - hence, the suspended kitchen floor airbrick shown in your post #13 pic. Hallways were typically suspended floors. Its not at all common for pipes to leak after 50 to a 100 years - certain pipes in...

OP, You need edgings for what?

Poster #16, That looks great. I guess that you used rippings of tile for the edging? I've never seen silicone used so successfully as grout - did you get good wear out of the silicone grout?

OP, Thank you for the detailed & intelligible plan view. The old damp work might have been due to moisture meter readings in corners - these corner MM readings are often readings of condensation damp without the spots? The party wall damp might have been connected with the missing chimney...

OP, Work top (counter top) tiling is very common in Mexico & the US. Its safe, hygienic and practical. Various factors have to be taken into account eg type of sink, & backing such as - ply, backer board or mortar (mud job)? And as always Schluter Ditra or similar, tile mats. Why not visit...

OP, Given you have other damp issues in your house: 1. Why not post a sketched ground plan of the house showing damp spots and mould, & positions of air bricks? 2. Are the outer walls solid or cavity? 3. Pics of outside ground level at the base of the walls? 4. What was the outcome of the "four...

OP, Without getting too involved with your thread here's a couple of suggestions: 1. The side flashing on the stack is not a best practice installation for slates - the side flashing should be one soaker per slate with stepped cover flashing above. 2. One observer in the loft, & one other...

OP, Chimney breast brickwork is no more difficult to work with than any old brick wall but thats not a potential problem - working on a party wall shared chimney breast might be? And what you have to say about the chimney breast, the flues and the stack is a bit shaky, and could be dangerous...

OP, Given the delapidated state of things you would do best to surround the semi's with scaffolding, and then work around the roof - not just the rear elevation? Whatever, dont attempt to work on the verges without scaff. And always work with another adult present. I wouldn't go buying materials...

OP, Presuming that you have suspended floors I also noticed that the lower cavity wall brickwork doesn't seem to have any air bricks - although its difficult to see clearly on your photo? The Pvc frames FWIW appear to be level and plumb.

OP' Using EPDM the box gutter wont need drip steps like lead would - it will be built as one smooth fall using a suitably wide one-piece roll of EPDM. Wind & rain will make the gutter self-cleansing.

OP, Lower left in your pic the wood grains are looking very open - what about the rest of the floorboards; are they rough looking open grained or planed smooth? Why not pierce the floor boards with, say, a compass point - look for softness? Moisture is presumably coming up from the void below -...

OP, What did the mortgage surveyor have to say about any bay defects that were obvious at the time of the survey? Given the large size of the defect below the window board, and the historical, repaired damage over the outside corner bead it might be worthwhile for you to open up the interior...

OP, I always called them Box Gutters, and I've worked to SE and Architects reports that called them box gutters. However, some in the trades call them valley gutters or valley troughs. Any carpenter would know instantly whats required no matter the name. They are simple framing constructions...

OP, You need to bring in a SE esp. with the presence of a clay site. IME, common causes of bay movement are Differential Settlement or a failing Bressumer Beam. There are other causes eg. leaking drains - cellars -trees. Safe Remedial work can sometimes be complicated.