period property

  1. Moonhead

    History of old beams in mid 1800s house

    In our old workers cottage, we've got a beam in the living room with cutouts that have been filled with wooden blocks. On the same side of the beam under the floor upstairs, cutouts are present but have not been filled with blocks. Has this beam had a previous life in another building...
  2. JamieDIYs

    Lime constructed house with cavity wall… can you insulate

    Hi all, just wondering what people’s thoughts are on cavity wall insulation on a 1910’s built house constructed with lime mortar. I’ve read a couple of horror stories online about people installing modern cavity wall insulation into a period property which subsequently caused a multitude of damp...
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  3. Fishwalker

    Hallway plasterboard job walls not level

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