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Oops cheers. I suppose that could be covering the original wood. :)

Hello 1930s house assume with newer roof, not sure on this. Any idea what these soffits are made of ? Plastic looking at clips, hoping not asbestos ? Any ideas ? Thanks askin as want a fan fitted and to extract though soffit, if not it's a big ass drill or tile vent I assume. Cheers

Hi I've read the threads on condensation so will look into that more now but I wanted to know what this plastic type roof membrane is? House is 30's semi do you think this is breathable? Looks like just plastic to me. Spoke to a builder mate would said just cut holes in this to get the moist...

ok me again ! thanks for the reply, gave me confidence to keep hacking plaster off so have found the arch so basically under that everything can go also the bricks on the arch the fronts have broken away, if i was to expose is there a way to make them look better...

hi there had a little more time to look at the fire place decided i am going to plasterboard it up but leaving the hole there the new photo the red box, that lower part of chimney is kinda hanging down can that come out? and still the pink bit u think would be fine to remove...

photo here think this is an arch the wall had a radiator on it so the markings is staining from that I believe. had all the boards up and the joists looked good. just checked again and no rot thankfully cheers for your help I need to get a proper chisel to get more plaster off...

Hi ya, yes it does look like there's an arch above! So anything below that can be removed I assume. I am happy now. If I go with the exposed brick what would be the best tool to remove the plaster? Seems about 2 inches of it!

thanks for the quick reply. I am going to either expose the brick work around the chimney and mount a tv over the opening ( putting in concrete lintel i assume wouldnt look good then) or open up the chimney and plaster the whole thing leaving the opening. the floor is a work in progress...

hello moved into a 1904 house a month ago. in the dining room I removed a radiator which was covering the old fireplace. I was left with the following. http://www.diynot.com/network/welsh/albums/ the purple area was where an old fire was I think. but the cyan area is this just...

Sorry you feel that way Shed but thanks for your comments, I was just being overly paranoid and I didn’t know the dates would actually matter. As solicitors and the like are involved I was a little concerned. FYI, I think you’ve actually misquoted me there but maybe I deserve that. If...

i will be honest i didnt buy the place until 2005, sorry i said 2000 but thought the buyer might be on this forum :? impossible to say the works started in 2004 :-( as we didnt move in until summer 2005. sorry for not making this clear but i didnt think these dates would matter when i...

ok thank you all for your helpful replies. I am going to try and call the electrician tongiht see what he suggests :-)

sorry typo, it wasnt 2004 it was installed in August 2005, balls to quote the solicitor "please supply a copy of the building regulation compliace certificate for the rewiring in 2005" when did it come in in 2005? January?

Hi there, I am after some advice. Bought a flat in 2000 and had the place rewired by an electrical “friend” in 2004, replaced the really old CU with a new one and put in new cables to the sockets plus adding a few new sockets. Had new light switches and sockets put in. the guy is a...

true, but if i do get someone else and its the same its £80 wasted. suppose it my choice on the way forward.

Hi there, one morning last week my boiler had a pilot light but when hot water was called the flame would not increase in size and no hot water as a result. i turned it off and i dont think it will now light, the started button is tough and no clicking sound like it used too. Now i know no...

thanks for the quick reply John, i will pop to B and Q tonight and get some equipment. thanks again

hello there, after some advice if you would be so kind :-) have a had a leaking flat roof i nthe kitchen which is now fixed. water has enter the building and caused some of the paint to bubble up, i have scraped this off and the wall has been left to dry for over a month, doesnt seem to be...

hmm may well be. Looking to get some herringbone struts. The joists are 400mm apart and the room is 3.2m wide. So i assume there will be 8 joists running for about 6m. How many struts should i get, 3 per span so that would be 3.8 = 24? Is that overkill? Also i can screw these down as...

the flat was converted in the mid 80's and yes its in london. No sound proffing at all. checked downstairs and cant see any cracks in the ceiling. gonna check the floor boards soon. cheers