Wall cracks: major problem or just plaster?
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I have just noticed a crack on my spare bedroom internal wall coming down from ceiling to above window and then a larger crack below . I had outside rendered 2 years ago as I had bad damp issue its all dry out now the walls and around window need …
Load bearing or not?
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hi i have a 1970s extension on the side of an old 1880 welsh cottage. I have a question about the 1970`s part. I want to take a wall out from down stairs there is no walls above. Its a concrete block wall that runs up to the joists but …
Can’t find studs. Not sure on type of wall
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I want to put a punch bag up but after using a stud finder and a magnet I can only find 1 potential stud and it goes from the middle of the wall to the ceiling (not sure if it’s a wire). After pulling a old wall plug out and …
Cellar
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I have recently gained access to the cellar my house hasn’t been seperated and none of the fuse box’s are for my property
What to do abut black mould on the wall?
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I noticed black mould on the wall near the gutter downpipe. There's some space between the gutter and the wall so I'm not sure how black mould appears on the wall. The gutter is on one side of the wall (clean). The black mould is on the other wall of …
Plaster ceiling crack
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There is a crack in the plaster in the ceiling below the loft. Not sagging but looks like a joist is loose. Is this a sign of structural issues? house is 1950 and hasn't been updated in anyway since. Walls/ceilings are all artex.
Bouncy floor in bay window
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I have noticed the floorboards in the bay are bouncy. Looking at the brickwork outside it looks like mortar has come out. This will need repointing but not sure if further damage to floorboards. Who do I get to look at issues A builder, carpenter ?
Install a toilet in an outbuilding at the back of the garden
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Would it be possible to install a toilet in an outbuilding at the back of the garden, roughly 220ft plus from the manhole at the front of the property? The garden is uneven with various slopes.
Is a dark lintel stain from water or internal sweating?
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I have a very dark stain above my window on the lintel plaster, it doesn't feel damp. I painted it but the dark brown stain came back. I also noticed a stain on a lintel above my bi-fold doors. Is it water coming in through the rendering and settling on …
Rainwater reacting with building materials
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Rainwater appears to have seeped into my extension due to lack of cavity trays and is causing a chemical reaction producing an irritant gas that smells of plaster or emulsion. I know that plasterboard reacts with rainwater to produce hydrogen sulphide but that smells like rotten eggs. so what could …