victorian

Renovating our Victorian London terrace. The front garden was built up way too high so we have dig down to below the air brick and plan to lay permeable membrane and then cover with gravel. We have come across what looks like an old drain in front of the air brick (photo attached) but we can’t...

Afternoon all Recently moved into a mid terraced property built in 1902. House is full of quirks/wonks/age related settlement and I understand nothing will be straight etc. Just looking for some clarity on the sloping floor in my dining room. The adjacent living room floor is straight, the...

Old 1902 house. Recently moved In and just had the first heavy rain. Concerned how the pebbledash seems to soak up the water. I’m aware the gutter needs looking at directly above the down pipe but I can’t figure out the other patch’s other than them being near a structure door window etc…...

Hi all, Hope no one's melting in the hot weather! I'm looking for some advice on the best way to restore our path in the photos attached. Best products and methods to use to clean it properly. Best thing to re-grout with if that's the best thing to do. And any recommendations on the best paint...

I removed some old 27mm T&G flooring. To remove bounce, I then double-sistered and leveled the 75mm floor joists with 2x 45mm sisters. Now I'm thinking about how to install the new 20mm engineered floorboards. I have 7mm spare. The final height of the floor cannot be raised. Ideally, I'd make...

Hi all I'm looking for advice on restoring our bay window. The previous occupant thought it would be great to shear off the London victorian detailing and to pebbledash the front of the house. We've got the pebbledash off ourselves but now need to restore the look of the bay window as we live...

I have recently come into ownership of a Victorian terraced house on the south coast, with the front wall quite elevated and facing the sea (though at a distance of 200m or so) so it is subject to a lot of severe weather. The back of the house has exposed brickwork on the first floor and...

My front door sill has a metal sheet folded over it and embedded behind the tiles on the inside and into / behind the front step on the outside. The sheet is torn and jagged. I'm going to retile the inside soon, which seems like a good opportunity to replace it. But does anyone know how much of...

We're in the process of buying a mid-terrace Victorian/Edwardian (estimated at 1900) house and have just received our Home Buyer's Survey. Unsurprisingly, given the age of the property, it gives the impression the place is about to fall down! Most of the issues are things you'd expect of a...

I have a external stone door surround which I am redecorating and have discovered a rotten timber which appears to be supporting stone blocks which create the corbels, front projection and canopy, I am trying to determine if this timber is actually utilised by the build or if it is now redundant...

I love this forum. It contains a great wealth of knowledge and I’d like to think 95% of the time you get a query resolved sensibly in the end. I have put my 2p worth to many questions, as well as asking a few myself! I thought it would only be right to share this project with you all. I am a...

Hi, Would be nice to put some boards down for storage in this Victorian roof space and be able to move around, store Christmas decorations and other stuff. It's at the back above my sons bedroom, accessed from a hatch on the landing - headroom in centre is about 5', there is no lighting. The...

Hey all I'm in the process of renovating the living room of our 1900 built Victorian end-terrace. When I went into the project, I knew that I'd probably find some issues with the floor as there were a few soft spots. I'd also planned to pull and replace all of the floorboards in order to...

Hi all We're moving into a new victorian terraced house that needs a lot of work - double glazing, heating, floorboard etc - but the main thing we want to do is a kitchen side extension. From the sale of our previous house, we will end up with around £75k and the idea is to make sure we get the...

I've removed the old lathe and plaster from my Victorian walls and plan to batten out and use 12.5mm plasterboard. Can I insulated between the battens? What's the best material to use?

Hi, I have a Victorian toilet (house c.1890) that I'm looking to replace, mainly so I can fit a sink waste like this into the soil pipe as no easy way to exit the sink waste...

Hi, I'm missing the key for a mortice lock on a Victorian door which has a knob with rose etc. I removed the lock, it's very large and thick steel with some brass parts, could be original. I think the case is welded, any way to replace part of the inside to allow a replacement key to work...

Hello any help would be really appreciated! Just bought a mid terrace Victorian approx 1900 Removed laminate flooring today and revealed damp concrete hearth, picture attached, the damp has spread out from it, possibly from being trapped under the laminate, and the floor board nearest the left...

Hi, Need to fix down some wooden floorboards - about 20mm thick. Believe I need 50mm screws but says online avoid where the shank is fully threaded. Got some with smooth shank at top but it was 20mm of smooth so took back and swapped, now there is no smooth part. Apparently the fully...

Hi. I bought my Victorian end-of-terrace house 2 years ago and am still trying to solve a problem with dampness in the subfloor void. As you'd expect, this has caused a lot of damage to the timbers, mainly wet rot and wood beetle damage. Photos are here...