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    springy floors?

    Thankd guys, and yes it is a money pit - but I like it well enough [/list]
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    springy floors?

    Hi, We live in an 1870s Victorian terraced property in Leeds. Our main bedroom's floor is springy, i.e when you shift around you can hear items in the room vibrate. Several floorboards creak, and the floor slants down towards the middle of the room by a few inches towards where the bed is...
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    Removal of render above dpc level

    Hi all, A year or so ago when we moved into our house the survey advised that the render went to the ground when it should stop above dpc level. He said it should be cut back above dpc and finished with a 'bell cast drip'. I Cant argue with that prescription as its a 140+ Year old property...
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    No brake lathes...

    That's strange... And may be why I'm having trouble googling it! As I understand it's the final baton that the last tile on the roofline rests on to prop it up a bit. Apparently my tiles just sit on the wallplate.
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    No brake lathes...

    Hi all, This is my first post on the forum and I was looking for a little bit of advice about a roofing issue we have... We have lots of damp on the bottom floor of our terraced victorian house, some of which may be caused by rising damp and some by penetrating damp (depending on who you...
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