1930s

Hi all, My kitchen renovation is under way. This is a 1930's bungalow, all brick walls. We have a vestibule which is walled off and had a normal internal door, I want to remove this wall to create a square floor plan. There appears to be no lintel above the door frame. Everything tells me it...

Hi, I'm looking to buy a 1930s house with my partner but we're having a bit of a wobble over a few issues that FIL has pointed out and I am looking for advice over whether these are big issues or something that we can manage. We are admittedly not super knowledgeable and we are worried about...

Hi, Bit concerned as I gather that this might've been common in the past but I discovered that on one side, what would've been the back of my house and window frame lintel is being supported by wooden beams. The opposite side is supported by brick, as I would expect.. ..Any thoughts? - I...

Hello all, I'm renovating a 1930s house and have sourced some original brass interior door handles - they look brilliant all polished up, but I now need to find some screws for them - the new brass screws you can buy from DIY stores, online, etc are very cheap looking 'yellow' brass and look...