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Now that the skirting boards have been taken up there seems to be a gap between the edge of the floor (screed and the bitumen solution) and the wall in which the skirting board sits. Presumably if the bitumen solution does not go all the way to the wall and the wooden skirting board does not sit...

Thank you for the replies. The flat is near to the bottom of a hill. There is a stream at the bottom of the hill (presumably the lowest point) and the flat is about 20-30 meters from that. However, there is no high ground directly outside the property and the damp surveyor mentioned that...

After digging around a bit it seems there is a concrete sub floor with about a cm of screed on top which is then covered with the black tar like substance. It looks like the black tar like substance might have been applied twice because there seems to be patches of moisture that is causing a...

This first picture shows what was immediately below the laminate floor. This underlay is only 2mm thick. This second picture shows the plastic sheet underneath that first layer of underlay. This third picture shows the floor underneath both those layers. This isn't the...

I have recently bought a ground floor flat that appears to have a damp problem (I knew there was a damp issue prior to purchase and managed to negotiate a discount). I've had a damp surveyor look at it and on initial inspection it appeared to be rising damp, but on closer inspection it seems...

Yes it was my fault; I'm not trying to pretend it wasn't. My concern, and the reason for the opening post, is whether it is a reasonable price to be charging. If it's not a reasonable price then the fact they are going to be relying on those charges as part of the service contract is something...

£60 for half an hour = £120 an hour. There was no VAT added, and I'm assuming they are not VAT registered, otherwise HMRC might have a few questions. Although now you mention it, an average of £800 a day is equivalent to £16,000 a month or £210,000 a year (quite a bit more than my solicitor)...

That's absolutely right, I should have made sure before the work was carried exactly what the hourly charge was going to be. However, your comparison with shopping in Waitrose is slightly misleading because in Waitrose the price is clearly displayed on the shelves in front of you when choose the...

I've just had a plumber complete a recommissioning job on my boiler and checking the plumbing in my new flat to make sure it is all working and safe. He has spent most of the day there (seven hours) and has had a colleague with him who is a gas engineer for the boiler. The work they have carried...

I have a Baxi 80 Eco Combination boiler in the house I have recently moved into and I need to get the boiler recommissioned following the last owners repossession and subsequent 'drain down' of the central heating system. I have two questions. Firstly, is it still legal to be installing...

I'm having my bathroom retiled and plumbing for a washing machine installed. However, I've today been contacted by my plumber warning me about the location we want to put the washing machine in. Unfortunately due to the layout of the flat this is the only location we can put the washing machine...