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This is the corner of my bedroom - the "plinth" at the bottom left behind the stud wall is over the stairs (and can't be removed). Can anyone give me some bright ideas on how to use this space? Current plan is to extend the stud wall and put in a standard door so it could be used as a walk-in...

Hi all, Found when I took the plaster off the walls (1930's semi) that the top course of bricks (internal leaf) under my windows was just sat there with no mortar, plastered over with the gap between bricks and window boards "filled" with plaster. I've mortared the bricks in: (don't...

Hi all, I am undertaking a (lengthy!) programme of soundproofing in my 1930's semi. On taking down the ceiling in my living room I found that the wall above the bay window is supported by an RSJ which goes right through from my house to the neighbour's: It seems (from an informal...

I've unbricked a bricked-up fireplace in my 1930's house, with the intention of putting an airbrick in (there was none): As you can see, it's a bit of a mess :roll: and I think I might have gone a bit far... When I took the plaster off there was a gap under the lintel (I hope?) at...

Maybe a silly question but... I am replacing doors throughout my house. In both bedrooms the door is in the corner of the room at the left. In bedroom 1 the hinge is on the right. In bedroom 2 the hinge is on the left - I suspect this one has been changed because it blocks the light switch...

I'm planning to board over a plaster & lath ceiling and have been reading all the posts about this I could find.. Question 1: Reading the white book suggests that noggings are mostly required to support board edges. If I understand the forum posts the common practice is just to fix boards at...

Yet another possibly dumb question from me... I'm (working up to) replacing a plaster & lath stud wall between bedroom and stairwell with plasterboard on one side where the plaster was blown. I decided, for better or worse, to take the plaster and laths off so I could put some insulation in...

After much googling, reading, and a few quotes, thought I would try this one on all you helpful people ;) I recently moved in to my 1930's brick-built semi. Sound insulation is non-existent - I can hear everything from (the very nice) neighbours. When I say everything I mean TV, talking...

Since I have some of the floorboards up on my ground floor to do some sound insulation work and move a radiator, I thought I might as well add some insulation? It's a 1930's house, tongue-and-groove timber boards on joists, about 2ft cavity underneath. Can I do something like attach mineral wool...

I'm having some soundproofing added to a party wall (1930's semi) and was advised to first seal any gaps around the joists to stop sound getting through there. I've got the floorboards up and sure enough there are big gaps around the joists, in some places around a brick width deep and 3/4"...

I have started getting strange noises from my hot water tank cupboard, which I think are coming from the pump. The system is a standard "open vented" (correct name?) type - gas boiler in the kitchen, hot water tank upstairs, cold tank and feed/expansion tank in the loft. Only had the house...

Not sure if this is the right forum, sorry if not... I have removed a "built-in" cupboard put in by the previous owner. It's a 1930's house with brick cavity walls. The cupboard had been built with plasterboard screwed/nailed/glued/anything he could think of onto batons, and a false ceiling...

I stripped ceiling paper with a steamer and underneath is one coat of paint. In some places this seems sound, in some places there are tiny blisters, and in some places large areas (1 foot+) have peeled off with a rubber-like texture. Underneath the surface seems good and smooth, but is very...

Having incorrectly identified some brown/yellow gunk on my walls as some kind of oil-based distemper, I've now found a patch of pattern which makes it perfectly clear it's actually lincrusta adhesive :cry: On top there's a brown "putty-like" layer which is dusty to the touch, softens with a...

New to all this so go easy please :) Just moved into my first house, 1935 brick semi. I've stripped the wallpaper (thick, strong patterned) off the walls with a steamer to find a reddish-brown smooth coating, maybe 0.5mm thick. This has chipped off in places and I can see pinkish-white...