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    Help with wood surface preperation before painting

    Hi people, I'm planning on painting wooden doors and staircase soon. The wood is a dark rosewood colour. From reading the other posts in this forum I know roughly how to prepare the surfaces so it will take the paint. I just have a couple of questions - 1) I plan to clean the wood surfaces...
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    Cracks in wall directly below where a support beam is rested

    Hi people just wanted some advice as I am about to exchange contracts on a house. When I visited the house today I noticed in the kitchen a couple of cracks in the wall which concern me. These cracks appear on 2 different walls directly below where the ends of a support beam is rested. It looks...
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    Damp Proof Course - What to do ?

    Hi all, I'm a FTB buying a 1930s semi. The mortgage provider requested I instruct a Specialist to investigate after the mortgage valuation/survey found rising damp at the property. I've received a report back from the Specialist who I made sure was wholly independent and not a contractor and he...
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