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Thanks, that is really helpful. I must say I hadn't considered the fitting!

Hello, we are looking to replace a upvc door and have two quotes, one slightly more for a Rehau door, the other for an Aluplast Ideal 70 one. Would anyone have recommendations as to which one might be better? The price difference is around £130. A third option is Halo System 10, similar to...

A quick update and a question: the floors look wonderful after sanding, thanks again for your advice regarding the preparation work! What would you recommend to fill the gaps between the floors and the skirting boards? I have attached a picture.

Great, thanks! We’ll get a firm to do the sanding but they don’t offer the rest, so floors need to be ready to sand.

I meant the nails which held the carpet underlayment boards in place, about 2.5 cm long. A few remained because the head snapped, so we left them in. Thanks for the advice re the others!

Also, to what extent are nails a problem when it comes to sanding? We pulled out hundreds (literally) but a few remained, well hammered in, as they were impossible to remove without huge damage.

Thanks very much! This is reassuring as replacing everything would be quite expensive.

Hello, We are looking to restore our old wood floors (Victorian terrace), took out the carpets, and this is what we found (picture attached). Do they seem in good enough condition to look nicely if restored? Or would replacement be recommended? Thickness is about 18-20mm. Any advice would be...

This is really helpful, thank you! And thanks for the heads up regarding clearing up. Do they do the replastering too or do you need a different contractor for that?

Thanks so much for all your help, much appreciated! And yes, we will certainly do a Level 3 survey as it is an older property.

Thanks, Woody, of course, we will do a survey. Just trying to see if it's something obvious and it's best to stay away, as we have already spent on a survey for a property, which turned out to have major structural issues. And yes, what verge? Any advice would be much appreciated. There's so...

Many thanks, will do that and also planning to get a survey done. Just worried because the previous house we wanted to buy turned out to have huge structural issues, which would have cost a fortune...

Thanks very much for the advice, much appreciated. Would definitely get them tested first but think I would sleep better if completely removed. Another issue is value of property and future redecoration, so leaning towards removal.

Does anyone know what would cost to remove Artex ceilings in a three-bed terrace (100-120m2, most rooms and corridors) and redo the ceilings? Just a rough estimate would be much appreciated! Thanks so much.

Hello, we are looking to buy a house and noticed a diagonal crack above the top floor window. Should we be concerned? Windows did not seem stiff, though we forgot to check the doors! Other things we noticed on the top floor: moving floorboards under carpet, wardrobe leaning forward in one room...