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Thanks for replying. They're vents you can open and close. I put them in, having drilled through to what I thought / think was the chimney. The chimney has venting to the exterior already and all it seemed to do was pull cold air into the room. So I have now filled with expandable foam and...

Hey all, hope you're well When I bought the house 5 years ago I drilled through the inner cavity wall and added trickle vents at old fireplaces. I don't think it's made any difference other than blasting cold air from within the cavity into bedrooms and i want to seal them up as they were...

Hi We've a 1930s extended detached bungalow and we're having problems with damp. I've installed vents in each room to try and help circulate air. The chimneys are already capped, although not sure of the condition besides that. The neighbour mentioned the house was previously covered...

Hi I've got some odd sized windows. I'm not sure what the best way of covering them up is. The other end of the room has roughly the same configuration. I like the roman blind style, but are the smaller windows too small for that? Would you cover the door (to a small balcony) in the same...

They head straight down that wall and then out the back wall. No joists appear to be blocking, although I've not knocked out a gap in the top left of the wall yet.

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Great, thanks John. Can I just put the wet cement straight down onto the concrete floor, i.e. I don't need a wooden frame or anything? We got some new laminate flooring put down around the new hearth. I'm guessing the height (created by the underlay+laminate) will help keep the concrete...

I have a couple of waste pipes coming through my kitchen, they used to be inside a ceiling box which I've removed. I'd like to tidy these up, and take them through the wall instead. So I'm planning on knocking out the bit of brickwork and taking them this way instead. Can anyone advise...

Yes exactly - concrete. I've only ever dry-laid concrete for a patio, and a few times wet mix for filling big gaps. So basically, build it up to the right level, use the spirit level, let it dry and then put the hearth back on top? Thanks

We've bought a new hearth, as the old one was cracked when we moved in. The only problem is, it's a slightly thinner than the old one. There is now a approx. 1/2 inch gap between hearth and the fireplace (which appears concreted in place). Any suggestions on how I could raise the hearth to...