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When you sell a property you have to disclose cracks in walls and any repairs to those cracks. If it is subsidence, then there will be a problem when it comes to the sale as mortgage lenders are reluctant to loan money on a property with subsidence.

I do not know . It is just a wire in the attic I came across that seems chewed and disconnected. The fuse gives a big spark out in the fuse box downstairs when I replace the fuse. I am not sure if it is related to that wire or somewhere else.

I asked because I have no idea about the regulations and that sort of thing. I can YouTube it easily enough for the method. I presume I need to buy some electrician rubber gloves for safety too? Amazon have this: Wago 2 Port (10) 3 Port (10) 5 Port (5) 221 Splicing Connector. I presume that...

I have a 1907 property with pebbledash exterior. You can see from the photos that there are cracks by the door to our coal shed. I am concerned it might be subsidence. But also, it might be mechanical stress where the raised door hinges come into contact with the pebbledash, leading to cracks...

In the attic, there is a mains cable that was chewed by squirrels. Can I repair that myself or do I need to get an electrician in?

Thanks for the suggestions. So it seems that either a carpenter or a carpenter + plasterer is what I need. Any idea what they might charge for that sort of thing?

I have some exposed central heating pipes and wish to build some kind of wall so they are not visible. What material would you normally use for that? Do I need a builder, carpenter or plasterer?

There are 10 neighbours where I live, and all have fencing and gates on their driveway. Mine is the odd one out.

I live in an old late Victorian house in a rural area next to a busy main road. My intention is to sell sometime in the next few years, so I want to do a bunch of improvements in the meantime. Hopefully they will bring a positive ROI. The driveway entrance to the house looks pretty tatty. You...