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Hi all, Currently in the process of purchasing a 3-bed semi-detached house built in 1971 and have a couple of concerns about the condition of some of the bricks at the front of the house (which is north-facing). Firstly the below - I have no idea what this would be but looks like a crack all...

Good afternoon folks! I have recently purchased a Bungalow and plan to renovate and extend it. However as you can see from the below picture the height of the floor is raised a good elevation. Simply put, why would this be the case? Secondly if I am about to completely gut the building, replace...

OK, so I'm probably as daft as a brush (hence the username), but... I have a socket tester (TackLife from Amazon) that has 3 lights to give various readings for sockets, i.e. 'correct', 'open ground', etc. Now for 'Open Hot (Live)' the light combination is er - no lights. Doesn't this seem to...

What Colours does Tetrion Filler Come in? The reason I am asking is that I need to fill in some small cracks and one quite large hole in the side of a concrete door step. I was thinking of buying the above filler for this. The door step is a light sort of grey colour. Unless I have missed...

Hello, Please can you look at this pointing and give me your ideas on whether it will weather in. The joints were very narrow and on reflection I don't think they have undertaken this type of work before. I am very upset and can't look at. Due to have the windows painted anf think it looks so...

Hi! I wanted to get some more views (from builders if possible but anyone who knows about property construction), on cracks to internal walls of a house we are hoping to buy. Due to lockdown we've been stalled since having a full building survey done back in Feb. And due to the discovery of...

Assuming many have read the news that the government plans to ban the sale of pre-bagged house coal and the burning of wet wood by 2023. Also understand that loose coal (from merchants) will be banned too. I often get frowns for having a burner and an open fire, but the vast majority of the...

Does anyone have experience and advise on a good and cheap home insurance to use while house under renovation and vacant. tried few quotes online on gocompare etc.etc. but when selecting home under some work the website go mad and does not allow for any quote. I understand they are some...

Hello all, Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a house type directory for Bellway Homes? I have a house that was built by Bellway in 1999 but I don't know what the name of the house style is and could do with finding out. I've googled it extensively but so far have had no luck. Thanks

Hi everyone, Can someone please help me? I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure out why our home is so cold. I managed to get a Flir One (Gen2) Thermal Camera pretty decent price. I'm not sure if I'm using it properly. I've taken some photos of the outside of the house and some of the...

Hi as shown in the photo, there is a black stain on the (wooden) fascia of my house (right hand side) for many years. Yesterday after heavy rain, I noticed there seems to be a vertical water mark on the brick wall just below that. Is it because there is an overflow in the gutter above there and...

I am looking to buy a house but on the rear on there are quite a few cracks / stair step cracks, pictures attached. I want to get a surveyor or structural engineer to check prior to proceeding but which person would be best? Do you think I should avoid the property as it will cost quite a bit...

Hi, I'm looking to remove my fireplace but currently cant see a lintel. Should i remove more plaster to see if there is a lintel? Or am i able to remove the fire back first, as seen in the photo. Any advice would be great.

Hello there, I know this is something that is asked very frequently, but I have a question about possible asbestos. It's something that has recently come up in conversation, and I am hoping that somebody here may be able to tell me that I am talking nonsense, and what the walls are actually...

Good evening everyone. Thanks for a great forum. Our home is a medium to large 1930's/40's semi-detached, made of bottom-half stone and top-half pebble. I'm not sure if this might be important info, but our home elevation is approx 675ft above sea level, although it is on a long flat road...

Hi Its my first experience with planning permission. We bought a terraced house which already is 2 flats but not full seperated .Its been on council books as flats from 20 year has 2 gas/ electric meters. Now we wanted to full seperate them and extend Ground floor flat will be extended at...

Hello all, this is my first post here! https://gyazo.com/704537c55e8fa32546d7b898dad1bba9 Here is an image of my computer setup, I have my monitor vesa mounted right under my window sill. As you can probably see, there are cables coming from the monitor that just hang down...

Hi Everyone, RE: I need advice on where to move the staircase? [I have added the floor plans] If this is your trade could you tell me how much it would cost? and what would it entail? or If it can be done myself, how to go about moving it. Do I need an architect? or just a carpenter? Thank...

Hiya, I've just bought a place and it's got no alarm system. I urgently require a wired alarm that I can install myself to cover the whole of ground floor as well as the garage. I have some basic education of installing an alarm, but I'd rather be sceptical and say that I know very little...

Hello, I'm wanting to purchase a wireless kit, but also has wired capabilities. I rang one of your highly recommended companies, Pyronix today, but unfortunately they are closed over the weekend, so I decided to post on here. I want a wireless alarm system for ease of install, but I was...