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I have a 1930 semi, in the lounge we have damp on the chimney breast. The top is capped with a vented cowl. Is the damp coming from the floor? The fire place is not used and has a fake log burner installed. This is an internal wall with the neighbour. I’ve attached an image it is like this on...

I have a 1930 semi, in the lounge we have damp on the chimney breast. The top is capped with a vented cowl. Is the damp coming from the floor? This is an internal wall with the neighbour. I’ve attached an image it is like this on the other side. Any help appreciated, thanks

We live in a semi detached house. My neighbour has decided that she would like to feed the "birds" ie pigeons, crows etc etc along with foxes, and every other thing that moves. The pigeons keep sitting on our rear bay windows and also on the flat roof. is the anything I can do to deter them...

Not sure if this is the right section please move if needed. I want to fit electric roller blinds over our bi folds in the recess I want to mount the blinds from the top. The bi folds have a steel RSJ with fire board over the top. what is the best fitting for this? is there a specialist screw...

I have UHF that has not been on before, the Grundfos pump has a red light that indicates its blocked. I have followed the procedure of turning and pressing the screw on the impeller, but no luck. I had to make a right angled screwdriver due to access issue. My question is I know I can remove the...

Hi we have a 1930 semi, the roof appears to be original and is unfelted. someone in the past has stapled plastic sheeting and bitumen felt to the underside of the rafters. I think in an attempt to stop dirt blowing through as I cant see signs of leaks. Can I replace this with a breathable...

We have a 1930 semi, the outside wall is very cold in the winter acting like a huge ice block. I have looked at it and it appears to be 9inch solid construction. in the small box room upstairs at some time its been plastered (putting it politely) in a popcorn finish that looks awful. Id like to...

Hi Do I need to earth bond under my kitchen sink? I have copper going to the taps, but back to the water supply is plastic. I have attached an image of the under sink. Thanks

We have a structural column 150x150mm that will sit in a kitchen Island. what is the best way to fit the worktop round this? Thnaks

Hi, I need to build a stud wall to bring the old wall in our kitchen out to match the new wall on the extension to allow us to run kitchen cabinets along the entire run. We are going to use Ikea cabinets, these use a rail that the cabinets hang off. Will 9mm OSB be thick enough or do I need...

We have a 1930's semi. I have opened the builders break on a disused chimney, but we have damp at the base. Would this most likely be from the base or from needing the chimney capped? I can get the chimney fitted with a cowl, but could it be rising damp and maybe need a chemical DPM? Thanks for...

We are in the middle of a rear extension, this has a warm roof. where the joists run over the external wall there was a gap between the insulation and the wall. i.e letting in cold air from the soffit, this would have been below the warm roof and above the plasterboard ceiling. I also had the...

I have several RSJ to board out, one is above a set of external doors I gather this has to be insulated with PIR, to stop thermal bridging and then either fireboard or double boarded? Inside the house I have two steels and a steel support post. the two steels sit either side of a cold roof...

i am removing a parquet floor as we're extending and replacing with anew floor throughout. The parquet is fixed with bitumen, it is only a thin coat. Can I use SBR to seal before using a self levelling compound? Thanks

We are doing an extension, I was thinking of UHF under the new part, but will this cause issues with a covering that goes from old to new, as the new part would be warm and the old cold when the heating is on. Would this cause an issue with Engineered wood, LVT etc...

do I need to seal the overlap on the vapour control layer (vcl) ? Or is the overlap sufficient? Thanks

we are doing a build with a roof lantern the size we are having is 3.2x1.2m the manufacture only give the external measurements not the internal. The carpenter has constructed an upstand but the internal measurement is 96cm he said he does this so the plasterboard can be packed out and to allow...

I have a draft from above a bay window, its an upper floor bay with a flat felt roof. I have striped the lath and plaster to reveal the wood. Can I just fill this with rock wool? or do I need ventilation ? I have looked on here but the posts I have found are for bays with tiles or ground...

is there a guide for what size lantern for what size roof? thanks

We have a 1930's semi that we are doing up. at the rear it has two small bays with flat roofs. they are not leaking, but look quite scruffy. I have thought about giving them a clean up and coating of Flag Roofix. Or would I just be creating issues? Thanks