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Hello, So I’m having a gypsol self levelling screed put into a approx 100m sq basement flat. I haven’t got a huge budget so I was thinking of sealing the screed myself - ie making it waterproof, stain proof and as hard wearing as possible. The screed will be the finished floor surface - it is...

Hi - I am planning to put a concrete floor in a basement flat. So - sand / 150mm concrete slab / DPM / 100mm insulation / resin, liquid screed. Rather than run electrics and plumbing right the way around the room at some points I’m going to have to take a route across the room. Where in the...

Thanks, I did look at the FDIS website - I am still unsure as to who is actually qualified to assess the doors. For instance - could I do their online course and become a qualified Fire Door Inspector after a few days/weeks? Does a qualified fire door inspector assess doors on a new build? Or...

Hello, I am being told by the managing agent of the building (6 flats, none rented out so not an HMO) that ‘post Grenfell’ there are new regulations regarding fire doors in communal areas, and they need to be checked and assessed by a qualified fire door inspector. Does anyone know if this is...

Our freehold allows us to run our flat's plumbing and electrics in the space beneath our floorboards and the flat below's ceiling. It is the flat below's kitchen - not ours. Above is another flat - bedroom / bathroom / toilet directly above. We have cooking smells coming up - but at the...

Hello, Just about to put a sub-floor in a 5m x 3m room in our Victorian flat. Just bare boards at the moment and newly plastered walls. As the room is quite cold - (2 external walls, 2 windows) thought about getting the floor boards up and putting in insulation while we have the chance. Also...

Thanks for all your comments. Historic England say it was listed in 1992. The listing says a lot about the exterior. As regards the interior it says 'retains original staircases, cornices and ceiling roses' - these are obviously not in the flat I am buying. The flat has had the same person...

Hello First post – thanks in advance for any advice. I am buying a flat in a Grade II (19th Century) building. The building was split into flats in the 1970s or 80s. Within the flat there are no original features remaining – fireplaces, cornices, ceiling roses etc are all long gone...