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Hello everyone I’m planning (in my mind for now) an external wall insulation project. Just under my boiler flue I have copper safety discharge pipe (the one that curls back into the wall). It only comes out several centimetres. Clearly this is not going to work with EWI which will project the...

Hello all I am having some new uPVC windows installed. The company has advised that in my bedroom the single window in there will require 2 x trickle vents - one for the top pane and another for the bottom. He mentioned something about the airflow but was very woolly. To me it didn’t make any...

Hello all I live a typical Victorian house. I am looking to replace some windows. As per the picture the window opening is slightly arched at the top as seen from the outside. Looking from the inside there is no arch. The window (current and new) are rectangular in shape. My question is -...

Hi all In the middle of a house renovation. The plaster on the lower half of the chimney is blown. Is it worth just removing back to brick on the whole lot and starting over or could I just go for a repair job and remove only the blown plaster and then re-plaster and then skim the lot? I don’t...

Hi all We will soon be completing on the purchase of a Victorian-built house. It’s in need of total renovation so we have the opportunity to do things right first time. One area I’ve been thinking about is the bathroom. We will be stripping the wall back down to brick. My question is what...

Hi all Just had a Building Survey done on a Victorian house we are in the middle of purchasing. As with most Victorian houses there are chimneys in most rooms. The chimney breast in the kitchen at the back of the house was removed but the brick work in the attic and the external chimney remain...

Hi all Probably going to post a few times here as we're currently thinking of how we want our new house to be renovated. We've hit the bathroom... The new bathroom is a decent size, about 4m in length and 3.75 in width. So a lot of space to fill. What we don't really want is just empty space...

Hello all We are at the beginning of our journey to renovate our Victorian house. We wish to do a side return extension to fill up that space on the side at the back. I have a question regarding permitted development and the 3m rule. My question is: from where does the 3m rule apply? In the...

Hello all, We have some badly damaged render on our external wall around the gas meter box. I’ve attached some photos. If I put my finger in there I can feel it is obviously damp as the water is freely going in. Is it possible to repair this? I’ve heard repairing render is not ideal but I’m...

Has anyone ever used these things: https://www.safeguardeurope.com/products/dryzone-system/dryrod-damp-proofing-rods It looks a bit gimmicky. We have a severely damp internal brick wall which I am slowly trying to remove the thick coating of plastic paint that has been applied by previous...

Hi all Been a bit of serial poster on these forums lately. Everyone has been very helpful so really appreciate it. My next problem I need to deal with is an internal load bearing brick wall which since we have moved in has been coated with a thick layer of masonry paint. I have been advised to...

Hello all Had a damp survey done on my 2-bed semi Victorian cottage house. For reasons I do not know all air bricks around the house have either been covered with cement render or removed and then rendered over. So no ventilation under the floors at all. One of the recommendations of the...

Hello all Is it possible to replace damp/damaged bricks in an internal load bearing wall? I wouldn’t attempt it myself of course but want to know if it’s feasible or not recommended at all. Thank you.

Hi everyone We have these things dotted all around the outside of our house. I've had numerous trades people visit our house and each time I ask them what these things are, no one seems to know. Some think they are purely decorative, others for ventilation but no one can be certain. Can anyone...