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WE painted the papered wall below the dado rail in our hall with good quality vinyl silk emulsion paint two years ago. We kept the remains of the paint in a sealed jar for touch ups if necessary. 6 months ago touch up was needed for marks left by our grandson's stair gate and there was no...

I have an old ( about 1850 ) cottage I'm doing up at the moment. We have the normal pipe arrangement from bathroom etc into a main soil stack which is vented above roof level. Also at the other end of the house is another stack coming from I assume the sewer run and venting above roof level ,it...

Thanks for that ,sorry I didn't explain well originally

I've just re-read original and realise it looks as though I said the inspection cover was unsightly, no its just the stink pipes

sorry if I wasn't clear.I realised they were there for a purpose but wondered if I could replace them with the new idea air valves I've heard about so they were less noticeable . I've no intention of removing the inspection cover.Thanks

I have bought an old cottage which has an original WC outside the back door and a bathroom above. All bathroom outlets enter a single stack which then goes beneath floor and into drain from downstairs WC. There is an inspection cover at the rear of the house and close to it ,on the back wall is...

This is standard brick,as I said no sign of DPC but I did dig out the three air bricks along the side wall, I will be searching the front aspect again for any more air bricks as this is the wall where floor joists terminate. In times gone half of the front aspect was a small shop, I believe it...

Recently I bought a cottage built in 1890s that has been ,at various time a shop and off licence. A the rear a good quality cement block parking area has been laid to the back wall and under the front on one half under a large window a concrete base is laid up to the wall. The side facing...

Thank you very much for your help,I feel better about tackling the job now Cheers Owen

sorry for that . the floor is fine except for just one corner which heads downhill, if I cover this area with ply and the screed will the thin edge at the junction be liable to flake away

Thank you for the swift response. Just a quick point, as I will be levelling up to half way will a thin edge to the creed remain intact Regards

Just bought an 1890ish cottage in need of much work for retirement starting next week. In a ground floor room i could feel under the carpet that the floor was uneven, this was commented on by my surveyor but he seemed to think nothing of it. My idea was to expose floorboards so I stripped off...

Just bought an old cottage,about 1890, solid walls and unable to see a DPC. I have two cellars and during a rain storm I watched as water dripped into one cellar from ground level, the other cellar is dry lined. I have to repair guttering and I intend repointing, on some of the the ground has...

After the help before I have another question. My intention was to put LED downlights in the kitchen ceiling of my new place but I've noticed that the professionals on here don't seem to like them. Is this correct and if so what is recommended please.

I've learned something new in that I need to apply for permission,thanks for that. No it's not a thatched roof . Much appreciate your help

I've bought an old cottage which needs a re-wire. Because we're short of money I can do this ( I'm competent but not registered ) with the intention to get a tradesman to put in the CU, make final connections and fully test the system,with certification. Is this OK?

It's an old Simplex cartridge. When the new kitchen is finished we have an electrician who will install a new box etc, we just have to make do with this one till then Is that light switch wiring something you've seen before,as I said I've never seen a neutral wrapped in yellow tape

sorry didn't make myself clear. When my son tried to open the trip all the downstairs lights ,including this one went off but came straight back on as the trip refused to stay open. Then when I switched this light off at the wall switch and he opened the trip it stayed open and all the...

This was the downstairs light circuit and the other lights acted ok. I did close down the mains so I could disconnect the switch, I thought I'd misunderstood the original wiring and connected the wrong ones to the junction box, It was still playing up after I'd reconnected as original.

Thanks for fast response.at the time the light was actually on , i told my son to isolate ,he switched off at box but the switch went straight back on although light did go off then on at the same time. I switched off the light and the isolator could then be turned off. At first I thought I'd...