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Good evening, The previous owner of my house decided that it would be useful to have the cold water feed routed under the front garden and in through the house, under the stairs and into the kitchen via the external wall. The pipe is blue alkathene and it hadn't been insulated at all. I've...

Good evening all, I live in a brick built 1970's end terrace house. The lower elevation is exposed red brick and the top elevation is smooth render. The house has a clear cavity with vents that were added during cavity wall insulation removal done in the summer of 2018. In order to help...

Good evening all, I'm hoping you can a) put my mind to rest and b), give me some advice on the best way of approaching a worry that I have. I live in a 1970's brick built house. Just inside my front porch, there is an asbestos roof panel (insulation board) which had a small groove cut into it...

Good morning all, I’m currently working on stripping paint and preparing a bathroom wall for painting. A small section of the wall was starting to peel off right down to the bare plaster and within a few minutes I’d actually taken around half off without the need for a scraper. It just pulled...

Hi all, I have a question about the timber rafters in my loft. I purchased my property in 2014. This is an end terrace 1970's brick built. I haven't looked much in my loft as of yet but this morning I decided to go and have a proper look as I'd like to install some loft legs and then place...

Morning all, I live in an end-terrace house built in 1970 and I have a question about joists. In a couple of weeks time I'll be having cavity wall insulation extracted from the gable end due to damp coming through the walls on the ground floor level. As I'm paranoid about the damage the damp...

Afternoon all, I've been having some damp issues recently and after contacting CIGA, they put the installer in touch with me who attended my property for an inspection. The results have come back and the installer has offered to remove cavity wall insulation from my property as a goodwill...

Good evening all, I would like some advice please. I own an end of terrace property with an exposed gable end. The house was built in 1970 and the lower section is red bricks with the top section painted render. Before I purchased the house in 2014, cavity wall insulation was installed in 2002...

Good afternoon all, I recently had all seven of my internal doors replaced with new six panel woodgrain effect (hollow core) doors which I purchased from B&Q. They came pre-primed and ready to paint. I've spent most of the weekend painting them with Dulux Trade Satinwood paint. I noticed on...

Hello all, In the next couple of weeks, I'll be having all seven of my internal doors replaced. Now, I'd like some advice please. I've purchased the doors that I'll be having installed. These are the standard 6-panel woodgrain effect (unglazed) types. I'm currently in the market to buy the...

Hello all, I was clearing my parents shed out yesterday and came across something that my dad said was fibre board. However, I didn't think much of it to begin with but after picking up the three separate pieces and then moving them out into the garden, I started to wonder whether they...

Good evening all, After a couple weeks of preparation, I finally laid my new turf down in the back garden this evening. I have a very quick question regarding walking on the turf. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not in any hurry to start walking on it anytime soon. However, what I am slightly...

Good evening all, I am currently in the process of preparing my garden for new turf and wanted to ask a question about stones within the soil. I've turned the area over several times and removed any noticeable large stones/rocks before repeating the process over again a couple of times. The...

Good afternoon all, Could you take a look at the image and give me your thoughts as to what the wall could be made out of? It's like a grey looking material sandwiched between two thinner pieces... http://pasteboard.co/1BatyaFa.jpg

Good evening all, I have recently purchased a house which was built in 1970. I intend on replacing the kitchen in the coming months but wanted to check where I might find asbestos products/materials in the kitchen. I will need to remove the old kitchen but before I do this, I want to ensure...

Hello all, I really need some advice as I'm really worried about something. I recently purchased a property that was built in 1970. I needed the upstairs windows replacing and so I contacted several double glazing firms to get quotes. Roll forward three months and I've just had new windows...

Hi all, I'm due to have some windows replaced shortly by a reputable UK company. I had a surveyor attend my property a couple of weeks ago. Whilst he has at my house, I didn't want to be hovering around him so I told him I would be in the next room if he needed me. Now, I was under the...

Hi all, I'm due to have some windows replaced shortly by a reputable UK company. I had a surveyor attend my property a couple of weeks ago. Whilst he has at my house, I didn't want to be hovering around him so I told him I would be in the next room if he needed me. Now, I was under the...

Good evening all, I purchased my first property last summer and have slowly been making improvements along the way. I put down some floating laminate flooring about six months ago and have now come to realise that the floor in which it sits is not level in some places - mainly the corners...

Good afternoon all, I'm currently looking at having my stairs and landing carpeted in the near future. The old carpet has been removed and the underlay and carpet grippers are still in place. I intend on leaving these in place. I've measured the rise and fall of one of my steps and this...