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Thanks SJ. We too almost discounted a combi because suppliers told us that it cannot run two taps/ water on different levels simultaneously, but local installers are now suggesting we avoid an unvented system because of high running costs and additional building control requirements. I think we...

Hi SJ, what boiler did you go for finally? We are making a similar decision between system and combi for a 4 bed, 2 bath house with an active kitchen, so any insight appreciated :)

Dazlight, he used Cempolay, the basic variety. We had the storms just after the work was completed, and wondered if it was not better to go for the "deep" variety as that has tanking properties (especially since it's receiving a wooden floor) - ah well, we'll never know hopefully because there...

An update as we finally got this resolved (it's taken so long as there's been other building work going on). Thankfully, our builder confirmed that the floor was sandy but not damp. So, after an hour or more of meticulous vaccuming, he sealed it with PVA to settle the sandiness of the screed...

Hello all. Update as promised: sent drawings and details to local SE for quotes and their availability. Two came back with big numbers (£££), and a third emailed us to say that this wall is not structural and we do not need SE calcs but a builder. Getting a builder in this weekend :) No...

Hi mcgroa, hope your flooring job worked out well. Find myself in a similar situation now with wondering if I have to scrape off bitumen and screed. Interested in knowing how you finally got on with yours :)

Hi Dann, I cannot find the thread you mention here, could you please send me the title? I should have clarified that the floor is very uneven in places, with drops of upto 1cm within 50cm. You're right, damp is not a problem. However, a local supplier recommended putting in a DPM layer (to...

We recently lifted carpet and (somewhat cracked) vinyl tiles on the ground floor of our 1950's house as we want to lay celotex insulation and wood flooring. Little glitch: the vinyl tiles were stuck with bitumen on a 15-20mm screeded subfloor that is very dusty/sandy and cracked in some places...

We've had a similar subfloor issue and it has been very difficult to find a knowledgeable builder or engineer on the issue, any pointers on where to look?

(Just working my head through building regs for our own renovation work, but anyways...) if it is only 120 at stake, it might be well worth getting building regs approval while the work is open and available to be inspected. Have they asked for drawings or a description of what work will be done...

Hi Maltaron. Thanks, we too are hoping that the wall we want to remove came later and is therefore not structural. Though there is no way to say for sure as both walls are solid brick, both half-brick thick. Will see what the builder says next week and post an update here :) Thanks all for...

LOL! 50 x 170 :P

Thanks Woody, our joists are 50mm x 70mm at 470mm c/c spacing, so I suspect that one of the walls is likely to be mid-span support. Wondering whether this means that either of the two parallel walls can serve this function... :) Noseall, agree on the SE, just confused about order of works...

{Sorry, needed more thinking before answering} :oops: Our neighbours have only wall A, which is completely bricked up. Don't know if they ever had a wall B, or the 1.2m wide opening in wall A. They have demolished the wall between the entrance hall and kitchen (wall parallel to joists) and...

EDIT: deleting this response as misleading :oops:

We are wanting to demolish a wall between our kitchen and dining area to improve the space. Weirdly, the kitchen currently has two parallel walls about 550mm apart - both are single skin brick approx 10cm plus plaster (walls A and B in image). Wall A has a 1.2m wide opening that is used to...

Indeed! Found out about Artex after a week of sanding down popcorn ceilings and walls a couple of years ago (dry sanding, and with basic paper masks! ) - ah well! :roll:

Thanks Dazlight, may have had incorrect info off the internet :roll: I know that some types of vinyl asbestos flooring had very high levels of asbestos, but relieved to hear that the 9x9 tiles are at the low end :D

Hi Andy, What colour/ size are the tiles in your house? Are they deep or quite thin? We have just lifted living room tiles in our 1950's house as these were cracking, with the intention of laying on 50mm polystyrene insulation and a hard floor. Our tiles were 9"x9"x1mm thick and dark...