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Thank you, yep that helps. There's plenty of old properties in the area so I'm quite sure an experienced builder would know what needs doing, like you say it's the damp companies I'm wary of taking advice from :-/ one of my friends in the trade said they'd got a company in to do dpc injections...

Edit - there's dpc on the extension, but its above inside floor level :-/ Hi all, I posted a while ago about a property I was buying and its damp issues. Well, I now own the house, hurrah! I knew I had my work cut out and I love the house so no regrets, but having pulled off some plaster my...

I thought so, it's really hard to tell from the pictures, the "type" of damp seems to vary too if you know what I mean :-/ One reassurance is the other terraces seem sound (there's another one on the market at the moment), so I'm hopeful it's treatable. Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of...

Hi bobasd, thank you for your reply :-) I've not got very good pictures I'm afraid, I've tried to pick out some parts from the brochure. The most affected parts seem to be the north facing side (the picture at the front) and the west (down the side path) if that's any help. One of the worst damp...

Hi all, Just looking at options really, I've been researching a lot but have found conflicting information... I'm looking at buying a very old cottage, the owner had made no secret that it needs stripping right back, and when I viewed it I saw why! The damp is so bad the plaster has completely...

I've just had a new towel rail installed, looks great! (excuse ongoing works in background) if you look online for the right width, there's plenty of size options available. As you can't really move the pipework now I'll just add that you can get chrome elbows/valves as necessary, and cover the...

Will do thank you :) Taken it apart, no signs anywhere of cracks. I think it is where the water is released and it's all concealed so i can't see (and a separate issue of cistern needs some attention to stop the slow release). That would explain the constant dripping from the hole if the...

I thought the same nige- especially with the cistern fixed to the wall I'm pretty sure it's sturdy enough! It's not those holes though, the problem hole is underneath, I think it is from casting. Frustratingly we got it reduced (end of line) from b&q ages ago (renovations taken a while) and they...

It's a seemingly useless hole with no purpose other than to drive me mad! :LOL: it does nothing, I assume it's just part of manufacturing as it's back to wall- it only leads to area between outside of toilet and the bowl/trap etc if you know what I mean..? There's an identical one on the other...

Unfortunately not everyone's a plumber, otherwise hubby, or even the "plumber" we had to fit our other bathroom, would be able to do it instead! :cautious: Thank you though, I did wonder about the pan connector, but no evidence of leaks... Just going to have to disconnect it all and inspect...

Hi all! Wondered if anyone can help with a little toilet problem I'm having please? I'm refitting the bathroom - so far everything has been going great! Came to fit the toilet and i was pretty chuffed with how well it all came together. It's a close couple back to Wall toilet, so naturally I...

Thank you for replies :-) I used a pipe cutter so i think the cut is good, but certainly the pipes have seen better days so I'll give the scouring a try. I think it must be the pipes as I've just tried hep20 and that's the same. Funny how all three hot water pipes cuts have leaked though and...

Hi all, I'm replacing my bathroom and decided to go for speedfit plumbing for ease. I'm pretty pleased with the results so far! However, the hot water pipes are dripping where the copper is connected to the speedfit elbow. The cold pipes are fine. Can anyone tell me if I'm missing something...

Thank you for replying :) Oh no, I was afraid of that! What was a quick job is turning into a pain! :( Off to get the drill out... Thanks again, Jackie

Hi all, I'm replacing the hinges on a top hung window, and found these screws! How do I get them out? Either they're not Allen key screws or they're worn, either way that doesn't work. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! Jackie

Thank you! I'm still in awe this morning! I was so close to paying someone to do it having never done anything on this scale, I'm so glad I didn't! I think the pride of doing it yourself is priceless :-) I don't think I'd have been brave enough if it weren't for the advice and reassurance from...

Hi all, Thought I'd update for those that are interested, and those that need inspiration :-) I posted recently about opening up my fireplace, and I'd like to share the story! So here it is... This is how we started, I peeled off the plaster to reveal a pretty rotten arch, and accepted that we...

Ah brilliant, thank you I'll look into those! Thank you so much! :-)

Hi all, Building control came and said our internal for doors' stops were insufficient (they were pretty small!), so my builder came and installed some monster stops today! They're 25mm by 32mm! I've got pretty narrow doors anyway so this is ridiculous! It's serious door stop overkill! Before...

Excellent, I was hoping a bit of repairing would do the trick! Best go and get my lintel then - wish me luck!! (watch this space *bad pun* for the outcome...) ;-)