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I've recently ripped out the existing open type gas fire and surround with the view of having a small wood burner or inset multi-fuel stove fitted. The house was built in the mid 90's and has this cast type lintel (pictured) and the chimney is built onto the external wall. Has anyone got any...

Can an internal sand & Cement render (small area repairs) be skimmed a couple of weeks after it's been done? I would like to get a couple of original walls repaired and ready so the repairs can be skimmed at the same time as the boards.

Is there any reason that a small 2 bedroom house can't be wired with a ring circuit upstairs and a radial circuit downstairs. Each would be fused to regulations. (The kitchen would be on a separate ring circuit).

I have had two electricians to estimate a complete rewire of a 1950's ex council house. The first said that all the switches and sockets will need to be re-positioned to conform to the latest height regulations and the second insists that they could stay in their original positions and any extra...

I'm in the process of renovating a 1950's ish council house. We found a 4.16 mbar drop during a gas tightness check so investigated the pipework. The leak was found on a 15 mm copper joint and repaired. Our investigation showed that an original lead pipe had been repaired with copper (see pic)...

Can't see a pressure gauge on this boiler installation, can anyone tell me why?

Hi, I've been a visitor to this site for a few years, it's the best. I'm in the process of doing some renovation work on an ex 1950's ish council house I bought recently. It's previously had various work done (some good and some bad). The picture shows a window that's been fitted in place of the...