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    Many cracks where walls meet ceilings

    Hello I have started noticing the ceilings in my house, both upstairs and downstairs to separate from the walls - granted it is cold at the moment but it is not something that I’d noticed in the previous years (bought the house 7 years ago). Additionally notcied the wallpaper is peeling off...
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    Large holes through joists - advice please?

    A tradesman has drilled through joists for heating 22mm pipes. One joist looks particularly bad as I think they are too large holes as shown in photos. I need some advice to feel reassured if this is normal and can leave it as it is or if the joist needs some reinforcement with steel plates or...
  3. R

    Inherited DIY garden room with joist concerns

    Hi all, Long time lurker, new poster. I inherited a DIY garden room project when I moved house that I've been working to complete. The previous owner had laid the timber foundation, wall studs and roof joists. So far I've finished the roof with OSB and EPDM, finished the floor with plywood...
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    Loose bricks in between floor joists

    Looking for some advice on a row of loose bricks I’ve came across when lifting floorboards on an upper floor property. The row of bricks runs perpendicular to the run of the joists. There are 3/4 bricks standing vertically then the joist then 3/4 bricks again then the next joist. There is no...
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    Soundproofing floors, ok to add mass to joists?

    Hi all, first post here! This one may be a ridiculous question but I am planning on adding two layers of 12.5mm acoustic plasterboard between the joists, on wood battens to add mass for soundproofing. Below that I’ll add some acoustic roll (with an air gap), I’ll also be putting Greenglue tape...
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    Cracks in brickwork - Have the lintels failed or something else?

    Hi I’m wondering whether anyone could offer me any much needed advice. I’ve recently noticed these cracks after having ceiling plastered & coving removed. They can be seen both internally & on externally on outer edges of the lintel. (Pictured) No idea how long they have been there, looked at...
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    Cracking in brickwork - Have the lintels failed or something else?

    Hi I’m wondering whether anyone could offer me any much needed advice. I’ve recently noticed these cracks after having ceiling plastered & coving removed. They can be seen both internally & on externally on outer edges of the lintel. (Pictured) No idea how long they have been there, looked at...
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    How to know if the stud partition under stairs and landing is structural

    Hi guys, I'm new here. I would like to add storage under a staircase in a duplex apartment. It is a split level stairs with a flat landing area half way up. There is a stud partition on both sides with 3x2 c16 timber. There is a block wall at the end of the landing area. How do I know is...
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    How worried should I be about corner wall cracking

    I had my upstairs bedroom plastered about 6 months ago. The pics show before it was plastered...there was a deep corner crack. The exterior wall is bowed and rendered outside about 6 years ago but I have not noticed any major cracking outside, just very minor hairline cracks. This internal wall...
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    Internal block wall removal

    Hi, I'm in a top floor flat and want to take out an internal block wall to make the kitchen and living room open plan. The flat is quite large, probably 8m from front to back walls, so I'm thinking this wall is supporting. If this is the case should I be getting a structural engineer in to do...
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    Bulging exterior wall structural

    I live in a Victorian terraced property at least probably 100 years old, solid walls. I noticed the exterior wall is bulging outwards. When I put a straight wood edge down the wall you can see it bulges outwards from middle and goes inwards top and bottom. Joists in back room run into this...
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    Rotting wood in brick wall

    The plaster on my wall was braking, so i peeled it off and found rotting wood in between the bricks. the first bricks above the wood seem to be rotten also and move if you pock them. Any suggestions on what i should do with it now?
  13. Malpighiales

    Advice needed on roof structure

    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...
  14. Malpighiales

    Advice needed on roof structure

    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...
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    Okay to remove lime render bonding or not

    I may be being overly cautious here but...my exterior solid wall is quite unlevelled inside top to bottom but I realised much of this is due to gypsum bonding slapped all across the top perimeter below ceiling. Removing a good half inch of this will allow the wall to be more levelled. When I...
  16. S

    gap between floorboards and skirting

    Hi there's a gap between the floor and the skirting/ wall in my room that's about half way across and it does feel uneven to me. Ive had lots of floorboards screwed in recently and also noticed a screw that was just screwed in between a floorboard straight into a joist recently, I've moved it...
  17. Robot Enthusiast

    Cast iron radiator weight issue

    Hi all, I have purchased a nice cast iron radiator for my living room. The floor is suspended timber beams as is common in many houses. But, the radiator will be 130kg when it arrives and even more (circa 160kg) when wet/full. My gut feeling is to reinforce the floor or at least provide some...
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    Packing between floor joists and floor boards

    I live in an old Victoria property and as expected with older properties, the floor slopes and sags from one end of the room to the other. In my upstairs 1st floor bedroom, I scribed and packed 2 x 3 timbers onto the floor joists with some plastic packers to bring to level with highest point in...
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    Structural drawings

    Hi All hoping you guys can help. im currently planning a loft conversion. planning has been agreed and building notice has been applied. Im currently having problems with architect/structural engineer, the engineer is third party so I don’t have direct contact with him. I have structural...
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    Deepen hole in wall

    Hi, I am looking for advice on whether I can, without needing to change the existing wooden structural beam, deepen a 1970's window opening into the inner brick layer on a 1910's style 'exterior' (now interior) brick wall. There was an extension built on the other side of this 9 inch brick wall...
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