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My stove is not drawing properly since they did my chimney. I used to be able to close-down my (Jotul) stove when I went to bed and it would still be burning when I got up in the morning and I could have a roaring fire in 2 minutes. On occassions when weather conditions and wood was right I...

The builders are putting in a new velux and in the process they have removed a bit more plasterboard than necessary and the winds streaming in at that point. Also there is no plasterboard above the water-tank and the winds coming in there. Okay, if these points are coverered with plasterboard...

The loft space was converted into a bedroom several years ago. It is lined with plasterboard. Kingspan insulation is going in the pitched roof between plasterboard and slates with the requisite gap as well (a damp-proof membrane is there of course). This is the normal and proper way to do it...

I'm having the pitched slate roof done under a council grant (i have to pay 25%). Part of the job requires that they insulate the roof with Kingspan between the rafters. I live in a fairly old house and the rafters, which were sawn by hand, arent 100% straight (no surprise here). I reckoned it's...

This work is being done by the council on a grant. I have to pay 25%. Apart from the roof they are putting in new UPVC door and windows. I told the council I want wooden doors and wooden sash windows and that i'm happy to pay the difference. I got a letter back from the council saying I can't do...

Thanks for your comments Woody. Yep, I agree with you absolutely - its plain "wrong" to change a stone stack for a bland brick one. As a council policy its shocking. The chimney stack in question is about 3 ft tall above roof level. The flue (s) itself (170 year old stone terrace house)is 4ft...

I am having some council grantwork done - the roof (tiles) and the chimney. I didnt really want the chimney stack done-there was a lovely old stone chimney there. But they wouldnt do the roof without doing the chimney stack (above roof level). They took a day to remove the old stone...