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Hi all Right what I think I know is: My house is 150 years old It's built on mud, there's no footings it's simply sat straight on the clay. I believe it's a lime type mortor between bricks and what I've read is this stays flexible and will allow movement without causing cracks...

We bought a house a few months ago that had been repossessed but was in our price range, the biggest issue with it is having no known history :( I have been involved in property maintenance and kitchens & bathrooms for around 10 years and until work dried up this is what I did to earn a...

Hi all We bought this old cottage requiring work because it was what we could afford, it had been empty for a year and a repossession so no history available. The top front bedroom needed a new floor as the previous people had used chipboard offcuts that were no wider than a foot and...

Hi all We have just moved into a new home with one of the above fitted, the house was a repossession so little of the history other than the neighbours tell us it's only a couple of years old. The house has had a lot of money spent on it, new double glazing, new wiring, new plumbing...

Hi all We're moving ourselves through necessity really [didn't have the £4.5k quoted] and have hired a 7.5t box truck/van with a tail lift. I have hired the truck for a week so we have it two days before we move, a day of travelling and not having to be back till two days after [5 day hire...

Hi all I'm helping a mate move his oil fired central heating boiler and hot water tank into an adjacent room and studying the existing pipework, well there's this loop with valve that we can't work out it's function. I've outlined the loop in white, it has nothing coming off the back of...

Hi All We've fallen in love with a detached house in the middle of a Lincolnshire field that seems to be sinking at the rear :shock: We haven't bought it yet but have made an offer so still have time to opt out [offer hasn't been excepted yet]. Due to lack of work/finances we're having...

Hi all I'm brand new on here and discovered this site while trying to find a user/installation guide for a ideal classic ff350. My friend has just bought a house for his Son to use while at Uni, the house was ex council and had quite a recent [looks recent, few year's maybe] central...