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Hi, I live in a 1920s semi with slate roof and no felt lining. I recently had a leak in my roof (now repaired) so have become somewhat obsessed with checking that my roof is OK! When looking around for any signs of dampness, I noticed that the top of some beams nearest to the underside of the...

Hi, I've posted here before with my damp problem - a few things have happened since I was last here but its still unresolved. I've had a slight damp problem in one particular room ever since I've lived here. The house is 1920s, cinderblock construction on the external walls and stone chip...

Hello At the start of this year (Feb) I started to have damp appear on an internal party wall. Just outside the wall - directly in line with the party wall is a shared drain. This had been been backing up so I had it inspected by the water company, roots removed and then relined in April...

Hi All I would welcome the advice from people far more knowledgable that myself! A couple of weeks ago, I was tidying my kids playroom. I moved a sofa away from an internal wall and found some damp (see photos). On investigation, the primary cause seems to have been a blocked drain just...

Hi all I have a 1920s semi with slate roof, no membrane so just slates onto the slats. I haven't lived in the house long and we ran out of cash on renovating the rest of the house so haven't touched the roof. I've spent a fair bit of time In the loft though and it seems dry enough. However...

Hi My central heating developed a problem over the weekend (always happens on the coldest day of the year!) - I have been attempting to get hold of the engineer who installed it but no joy so far so thought I would seek advice on here.. Background.... I bought a 1920s house earlier in the...

Hi I am having some landscaping done in my garden (paying a landscaper to do this) which includes a small slightly raised 3m x 3m decked area. I have some questions over the materials being used and the way in which the decking is being constructed - please bear with me as I'm not familiar...

Hi I am looking to install a metal motorbike garage and the best location for me would be near my oil tank. However I can't seem to confirm what separation distance is required between my oil tank and a fire rated motorbike garage. The garage in question is below, which states: Fire...

Hi All I'm seeking some advice or at least confirmation that what I'm thinking about doing is sensible I don't have a woodlice problem as such, however I am trying to be preventative - particularly before I have all my carpets laid! I am nearing the end of 4 months spent renovating my...

Hi I need to have a new tank installed at a property I have bought, the current one is an old steel tank. Current location is right next to my neighbours garage. If I go by the letter of Oftec, they state the new tank would have to be 1.8m from my neighbours garage. This would put the new...

Hi all, I'm in the process of having a 1920s semi renovated. The plasterer is currently working his way through the house. A week ago I had the lounge plastered. I had pulled off all the loose plaster, and it has been filled where needed to the original plaster and then the whole room...

Hi Newbie here so hello everyone! I have what is probably a very simple question. I'm in the process of renovating a house I recently bought, the whole place has been re-wired. I was removing the old mouldy integrated fridge yesterday when I hit a problem with the oven power cable. The...