Hi all, another 'is this fireplace ok question'. Some context: After some fantastic advice on my other posts about the arch lintel etc. I have...
Hi folks 3 pictures attached of upstairs bathroom window in Victorian 3-bed terrace, built 1865. During bathroom refit, discovered that the...
I have a semi Victorian house built 1883. The previous owners had it pointed with red dye but not very deep, some has shrunk showing old lime...
We have some builders currently half-way through lime rendering for us. They've finished scratch coat ... but: -> I think without wetting bricks...
Hey guys, new here :) (Megan, 28, first home and DIY newbie so need your help!) I'm in the process of buying a Victorian end of terrace (circa...
I’m buying cheap doors in B&Q (see image) and want to make them look like old Victorian doors (see image). What’s best to use? Oil, Wax, stain?...
Hi, I live in a Victorian terrace which is around 120-140 years old. I have this pipe in my shed which is leaking (see links to photos)....
Hi all, first post on here so please excuse any ignorance! We recently bought a Victorian terrace in Bristol. We have stripped the bathroom as it...
Hi all, I am about renovating my victorian floor in a small room. Most of planks require me to remove and lay them down again but unsure how to...
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....
Hello, I am trying to sort out our halfway floor. The house is victorian and had the original tiles in place (albeit very damaged by a bodge-job...
Good evening, I’m helping my brother maintain/repair and paint the rear of his Victorian terrace property. We’re in the prep stages and would...
I've got a small cast iron combination victorian fireplace (2ft x 3ft) being dipped. When I get it back, I want to 'burnish' or polish it to a...
In a nutshell - should I fill voids behind skirting boards, and if so, what with? And if using cement, should I render down to concrete sub floor,...
Hello, I've been googling this issue for weeks and not found anything that seems to fit. I bought the house last May (2019) and we keep getting...
Hello everyone, I’m after a bit of advice, please. I have a couple rotten joists by the front door (hall) and a rotten lintel above the door on...
We want to add decking to our Victorian terrace without removing the existing floor and membrane. We need to check the loading and the structural...
I’ve just got home from a long weekend away (during the storm) to find the plaster work and insulation above our living room window has caved in....
We are looking to reduce impact noise downstairs by adding a chipboard acoustic panel under original pine floorboards which are currently nailed...
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