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    Extension built without airbricks...

    Hi, It's a semi - the area of poor airflow (assuming that's the issue) is against the party wall so the only option is the rear of the house (which is where the extension is). There's about a foot gap to the side of the extension to the boundary and about 25 foot to the rear of the extension.
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    Extension built without airbricks...

    Hi all, I moved in to my first house last year and I was a tad green around the ears and have since found a number of issues that may have been avoidable. The latest seems to be the lack of ventilation at the rear of the house due to an extension. The house is a 1930s two story semi...
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    Prepping room that has had wallpaper paste applied to skim

    [/url] Thanks - will take a look at Gardz. How did you remove the paste as a matter of interest? Not adverse to spending cash on Zinsser if it's going to save me a a couple of days of removing the paste as I'm strapped for time but at the same time understand the importance of a good prep.
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    Prepping room that has had wallpaper paste applied to skim

    Thanks - any recommendations on the undercoat? As mentioned - I was looking at Zinnser BIN but I'll need to get a new tin for this room so interested if anything is better.
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    Prepping room that has had wallpaper paste applied to skim

    Hi, I recently bought a house (1930s) and have been working through each room decorating. So far, so good - however, I'm now hitting parts of the house that have had a lot of wallpaper applied. From what I've seen so far, it looks like the previous owners' had the walls/ceiling reskimmed...
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