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I have no experience with any DIY project. I am going to lay laminate flooring (10mm) with wood fiber underlay (5mm) on a subfloor which is a suspended floorboard. There is an osb there near the heater. (attached photos) 1) Can I just lay laminate flooring (10mm) on it without replacing it? 2)...

I have just moved into an end of terrace house. I found that there are some patches on the chimney breast in the loft. They are wet to be touched. The picture was taken on a day of drizzle (light rain) The chimney stack condition doesn't look good. it is badly cracked to the mortar pointing...

Just moved into the victorian terrace house. I have done an asbestos survey and confirmed the artificial slate on the victorian terrace. The firm that did the survey also provided a quotation for the removal and disposal. It is estimated the area of the roof is around 50-60m2 It is £4,650...

I have just moved into a house and found there is a wardrobe-like thing which is very dirty inside. I think it might be for the old boiler. I can see from the ceiling inside the "wardrobe" that there are some pop-corn materials and other are 2 nasty damaged holds to the loft. I fear that this...

I have just found some hairline cracks above and under a window. It is a 1900 victorian terrace. Is it a sign of subsidence? No matching cracks found internally Is it a structural concern? I have just moved into the house 2 weeks ago so I can't tell whether it is new. Many thanks :) Under...

I have just bought a Victorian terrace house. The surveyor flagged in the report the chimney breast was removed and the chimney stack in the loft seems like being supported by gallows brackets. The surveyor cannot get into that part of the loft so he suggested me to hire a structural engineer to...

I am working on my first DIY project to replace carpet with laminate flooring in a first-floor room in a victorian terrace house. I have removed the carpet and the underlay. 1) There are many nails and staples on the wooden subfloor, should I remove them all? 2) Is there anything I should do...

Hi I am buying a property. The seller declares there is no subsidence issue in the past. They are only lived in the property for 2 years. They also said that the previous owner declared to them there was no subsidence in the past. My full building survey has also reported there is no sign...