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I've added a larger scale pic of outside. Brick, painted. It steps out at the bottom, with some kind of render on the front part of it. That could be quite a bit of work? Easier to simply remove the lot? Well, I'd like to keep it, but not if it's gonna cost a lot. If kept, there would...

Hi, I've pulled the radiator off a wall under an original Victorian square bay sash. The plaster behind is damp. Smells a lot since being disturbed and is pretty loose in a lot of places. I'm wondering how best to deal with this. The room will at some point be completely...

Thanks for reply. Some images may help. Looking from cellar the 2nd joist from left (painted blue) has rotten ends: Close-up: Close-up from other side. Rotten end resting on board carrying electrical distribution unit: Better views of space available for bearer...

You mean something like these? http://www.easyjoist.co.uk/product.php How much are they compared to DPM? Isn't the usual method to nail two strips of DPM to the joist ends? I do always wonder about the joist corners where the dpm gives worst coverage and must inevitably let a bit of...

The masonry certainly is suspect. It's a bit of a hotch potch. Especially on the inner leaf below ground. The cellars themselves are better, but under one room is a crawl space and it looks like they built the inner leaf from a bag o' brick bits in the dark. Yeah, the hangers seem like a...