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Do I need planning permission to replace a front porch? We have bought a house that has a rather poor enclosed porch that could do with replacing. Can I take this down and replace under permitted development?

Is acoustic sealant any different to intumescent sealant? I came across one that seam to have the same properties as no nonsense intumescent sealant. Is it the same stuff as the price is different

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We have just bought a 1930 semi, it has hardwood casement windows fitted with double glazed units. Some of the units are shot I.e fogged up and a couple of the opening windows are rotten from lack of maintenance. Can I just get new units and replacement window parts? And treating the wood to a...

We have a cheap SDS from aldi, it does the job, but it's heavy. I'd recommend paying a bit more and getting a lighter one. The weight makes a big difference when using for a period of time.

Hi, Thanks for the reply, I've not taken the whole wall out just the part above the door frame. The door frame extends up under two of the joists. That's what freaked me out a bit. My friend who does lots of building has looked and said its fine, but I'm new to this! The joists go from back to...

Not being funny so is this ok? I wondered about the door frame running up.

Hi in the loft there are no struts or posts from the roof. The ceiling joists run perpendicular to the wall. The wall is light block work. The door frames run up to the joists I've attached a couple of images

Thanks for advice

I use a moldex 8000 mask, you can get various gas and dust filters, I use p3 filters, no problem with glasses steaming up.

i have tumbled marble tiles that I wish to use on a bathroom, do I need to put on the wall, seal and. Then grout? Or put on wall, grout and then seal? I have read conflicting information on web. Thanks

Thanks for the information, when you say cylinder feed is that the water feed into the house?

we have a largish bungalow, with an oil fired boiler with hot water tank in loft. We have two bathrooms along with kitchen sink and another in the utility room. I keep having issues with water in the hot water system, every so often the hot water taps will spurt and you can hear air in the...

I would like to knock the bathroom and WC into one room, it is in the second floor of a 1930 semi. The wall does not goto the ground floor. Does this mean it's not load bearing? The bedroom walls in the middle of the house go through to the ground floor and are load bearing.

Thanks for the replies the damp on the window bay is due to the earth being built up over the damp course, and has been dealt with. I'm more concerned with the damp on the party wall near the fireplace. Could that be due to the vent where it had been bricked up not being clear? I'll get a photo.

i have just bought a 1930 semi, it has some damp on the front bay there is a patch that appears to be from the previous owners having built a flower bed above the DPC I have dug this out and hopefully that will deal with that. I have also cut the ivy that that they had grown in the same area and...

We have a first floor flat that I have been doing it up. We are above a shop and are about to fit carpet. There is a noticeable draught from below though gaps in the floor boards. Would it be wise to caulk the gaps? Or is it just as effective to put fibreboard over ( it has areas of this) and...

Is underlay ok to use under the feet?

Thanks for the reply, it has quite a slope on it and decking would help to level it out. I looked up the adjustable supports on the web, the advantage is they will level it up and still allow drainage. The step down from the doors is quite big so it would help with tis also. If I use supports...

I didn't post a pic as I was 20 miles away, but here are some pics