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All, I've had a search around the forum, but I haven't found anything that answers what this is, and whether it is structural or supporting? The bit I'm referring to is the lintel abutting the ceiling, between the walls of the hallway, with corbels underneath. I've linked to some images on...

I'm trying to sort out some repointing that I've done. Any advice on colour matching would be really appreciated. I've repointed using singleton NHL 3.5, using a 1/3 mortar to sand mix. It looks absolutely luminous compared to the original. Now, I understand that it will always look brighter...

Hi all, Quick question re a tile-over shower tray I'm installing as part of bathroom renovation... I have a Marmox square tile-over shower tray that I'd like to put into a corner of what will be my new bathroom, unfortunately the walls of the room meet at an angle that is slightly larger than...

Hi, I'm renovating my old (Victorian terrace) house, putting a bathroom in a room at the top at the back of the house. In doing so I need to run some pipework for waste water etc out through a wall to the stack. We will have 2 sinks, a washing machine, toilet (so overflow), boiler, bath and a...

Hi, sorry for the long post! Just thought I'd get as much info in as possible! I'm renovating a Victorian terraced house in South London. I'm turning an old bedroom into a bathroom, having finished the work on the roof (which was falling down), I'm now ready to start the work in the actual...

Hi there, I'm renovating a room in my house (Victorian terrace in London) that I'd like to turn into a bathroom. I'm going top-down and I've pretty much finished building the roof - which wasn't in good shape, I'm now ready to start preparing the walls. At some point in the past, the interior...

Hi, I'm quite new to DIY but having had success fixing rotten floor joists I'm keen to get onto the next job! I've noticed that the rear roof (through which we're planning to put a flue in order to move the boiler) is sagging slightly in the middle, and the cement/mortar above that section...