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Thanks for you’re reassurance, I’ve installed the new ceiling directly beneath and left the existing one untouched!

I am prepping my bathroom floor for tiling. I was planning to go over the existing timber floorboards with 6mm aqua panel cement backer boards and then tile directly on top, but having checked the manufacturers installation guide, it seems that the boards should be laid directly in top of osb...

Thanks for your response. And if the plaster is loose and falling, is it safe enough to remove the loose pieces and then install my new ceiling as planned?

We are currently refurbishing our bathroom and installing a new suspended plasterboard ceiling to replace a suspended tongue & groove ceiling. When removing the t&g ceiling this evening, I noticed that the old lath & plaster ceiling above has a large hole in the plaster, about 50 x 80cm...

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Thanks for your comments, they definitely paint a brighter picture! It certainly needs a bit of a facelift, both inside and out, which is why I was worried about having to shell out even more if a new roof is required.

Thanks for all of your responses, certainly lots to think about. I didn't manage to get over to the property to take some pics until today and could only take some from the front of the house, which is the same part of the roof as the internal shots. I couldn't see anything that looked too bad...

That's a good question. It was a particularly sunny day when the photographs were taken. Unfortunately I couldn't see the opposite roof elevation because the roof hatch comes up into the extension, which has a lower roof. I will drive over there today to take a better look from the outside and...

We are in the process of home buying and have had offers accepted on two properties. I have some concerns about the roof of the property that we favour. The roof dates from the early 1900s and looks to be clay tiled. When in the loft, you can see daylight...a lot of daylight! Pics attached. A...