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I’ve no idea what it’s for. I don’t recall this being there, I’m pretty attentive to this kind of thing. I’m concerned about the structure now, and that wall was filled in to be a firewall. Now they’ve opened it up essentially.

Correct, a firewall as put in as part of the mortgage agreement Appreciate your thoughts thank you. It was more I’m concerned about the structure and safety of that wall supporting the purlin

Good morning folks Hope I’ve posted in the right forum, wasn’t sure if it should be in lofts or building… I went up the loft yesterday and never noticed until just that the neighbours have had some work done which has involved some timber being knocked through our party wall which supports our...

Thinking about this fall issue. The ceiling is about 2.5m, what about a step up en-suite? I have to step down into my bathroom in the middle of the night now anyway so I might as well break my ankles and land straight into bed…

Thank you @Hugh Jaleak for your detailed reply. Appreciate you doing the calculations on that fall. I was hoping I’d get away with something between those two figures. The problem with installing a second stack is that the area top-right you see on the diagram is a concreted garage so if that...

Hello all, I’d like to install a small ensuite in the main bedroom. It's a mid terrace property, with the main bedroom at the front, existing bathroom and soil stack at the back. I have attached a picture showing the existing layout, and on the right is what I’d like to achieve. The green line...

Hello all, been a while. I'm looking for a floor paint for wooden floors that are in a bathroom. Something that is durable and can withstand drops of water. We have old floor boards in our bathroom which, about seven years ago, we painted with Ronseal Diamond Hard floor paint. I followed the...

Hey folks thanks so much for your quick replies. All sounds good then! Heh I didn't know the whole dot and dab thermal thing was referred plasterboard tents... made me chuckle. First thing I learned when doing this old place up! No dotting and dabbing external walls. Endecotp how did you know I...

Hi folks. I've got an 1840s Georgian terraced house. The living room is blinking cold this time of year! I guess it's caused by draught, so I'm looking to insulate under the suspended floor boards. There are millions of posts on this and I've looked through a good chunk, receiving different...

Thanks for the replies folks. It's a 32A RCBO. All I can see is the cooker switch, and- I'm guessing here as I can't see with the kitchen units in the way - the 6mm must be buried below the surface and comes out at the bottom, then there's a bunch of cable directly wired to the oven. I can't...

Thanks for your reply. So to confirm you're saying that the connector box on the oven could be replaced with a 6mm one? Or do you mean the cooker switch? Honestly I'd like to avoid replacing the MCB if possible. That isn't work I can do so a brand new oven that's suitable would probably work...

Hi folks, our existing old-skool Creda electric cooker is on its last legs, and just so happens that my brother was getting rid of his nearly new Belling cooker as he's having a new kitchen. The existing cable connecting to the Creda is 6mm (says so on the outer sheath). The new Belling oven...

Thanks for your reply. I've attached a pretty poor drawing, hope that makes sense! Appreciate your input on the panelling too - thank you - it was an outside wall, but there's an extension there now so I was hoping it wouldn't be an issue.

Hi folks, could I ask for your opinion please? I have a period property, and I'd like to fit my architrave with corner blocks and plinths. However, our dining room has two doors, both with their door jambs pretty much against the next wall (please see the attached photo). I've seen this problem...

Hi there, thanks for your detailed responses. I suppose it's worth saying here that I do actually have under cupboard lighting so there is that. I was particularly set on having downlights as it seems the fashionable thing to be doing. I understand what you are saying in that by themselves...

Hi folks, could I ask for some advice please on laying out some downlights in the kitchen? I have 600mm work surfaces all the way around the kitchen. On the one wall though, I have 300mm cupboards above. To reduce shadows being cast across the work surfaces, I planned to have the lights 500mm...

Hi folks, long time DIYnot stalker, first time poster! We've just bought our first house, a beautiful 1840s mid-terrace which is a bit of a fixer-upper. I'm sure I'll have a few more questions down the line, but right now we're working on the bathroom. As we were moving out the old bath, quite...