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Hi I have a mid terrace house, originally slate tiles replaced years ago with concrete causing roof to sag and slight historic bow to front elevation at roof line (the rafters don't join the ceiling joists directly, but join the wall plate which is 4-5 courses of brick above the joists) . There...

Just opened up a chimney that had been sealed with plasterboard in my 1910 house. Looking up inside, the opening is partially covered by a white board. Question is... is this some form of asbestos? There are no obvious fibres sticking out of the cut part of it, there are some slight sparkly...

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't find the answer anywhere. Obviously you have to use pressure-treated wood under the ground floor, as its old and damp. How about in a cold ventilated loft? I always thought that as you get a lot of airflow, which would remove damp air, regular...

Hi folks getting ready to lay a laminate floor in my new house, and have just finished removing the mother of all stone hearths (it was massive). I've dug down into the constructional hearth and found some bricks used to go around the the sides of the hearth under the floor (which was filled...

Hi I've just got a new house, 1910 terrace, and as often seen the soundproofing for the party wall could be better. I can hear the neighbours talking! So, I thought I's upgrade the soundproofing of the party wall in the bedrooms. In the alcoves either side of the fireplace, I'm thinking of...

Hi folks, I want to replace a couple of radiator valves with TRVs in bedrooms. So, I need to remove the existing valves, If there is a bit of movement available in the pipework I can figure out how to do this. (And when replacing, fix valve to radiator first with the pipe moved slightly down...