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I found this old window during a kitchen demo. It looks onto the front / driveway of my neighbours semi detached houses (which are about 50/60ft away). They have no front garden and large back gardens so it’s not invasive in that sense. Is it possible to reinstate this old feature without...

Hi all, I'm renovating a very old Coach House and one of the many issues with the building is damp and condensation. A possible cause is likely the cement repointing (which is also damaging the external brickwork all round the house). Having chipped away some of the cement (see picture...

I’m renovating an Old coach house to live in the for next 4-6 years before letting it out. The house is upside down and the livingroom upstairs is absolutely freezing. The roof is made up of (from what I can tell) slate, membrane, a very thin (3-4 inches) layer of some kind of rockwool then...

Hi all, Another issue with our 19th century coach house - Bedroom mould. We’re having quite significant building work done in the other end of the house so I'm hoping to do smaller jobs like this myself to keep costs down. Any advice much appreciated. Info below: - the room is on the...

Two questions: 1. Can you build a chimney breast for a wood-burner of a wooden frame or does it have to be metal? 2. Should you insulate the wall (stone wall - no cavity or insulation) behind the new chimney breast before building it against said wall? For context, my house is upside down...