DeeDeeRmoan

😂 I'm sorry, I shouldn't be laughing but that's pretty dire! 🤣 Sounds like a hazmat suit would have been the most appropriate wear for a month or 2! Reminds me of a house I bought in the late 90s. The old lady was moving to South Africa to live with family but she left a huge animal skin fur rug in the living room when she left the house. We went to view it just before completion and were absolutely swarmed by thousands of fleas!! 🤢😵 They were everywhere..my son had rolled about on the floor not realising and was covered in them. Needless to say we insisted it was fumigated before the sale went through! 😆

😂 No...it sounded vaguely funnily like Dee Dee Ramone but with a little DIY moan mixed in. I must be being a bit dim also because I'm not sure what you're referencing? I'm aware of MZ bikes and the former East Germany but it's like one of those questions on the 1% Club where your brain just won't make the connection! 😂

That was my thinking too. This company seem a pretty upstanding family firm - they have oodles of good reviews for being reliable, tidy and professional so I doubt they'd allow their reputation to be affected employing a 'wrong un'. 😃

Hi, ☺️ We've already contacted a fairly local contractor to get a quote on our 'doer upper' for most of the initial stuff that needs doing that isn't quite as DIY friendly, ie replacement windows, external doors, doorways bricking up, skylight, internal lintels for wall removal and external lintels for patio door putting in. They are actually a window company but work hand in hand with a preferred builder and I wondered if that's the most economical way to get several different professional jobs done or best to employ separate contractors ourselves? The house needs just about everything replacing so I know we'll have to find a separate gas engineer and sparky though.

You're a star Joe90! So basically anything that's still breathable but at least an inch thick will make a big difference to how warm the house feels?

Thanks Joe90 and LSB, Its nice to feel welcome 🤗. I'd love to build my own house - it must be a great experience! Maybe that will be a scenario for the future ya never know. ☺️ Don't think I've ever bought a house I wasn't eager to get my teeth into and turn around, but your first house sounds like it was quite the hair raiser! 😂

Thanks Joe90, The cracking has caused water ingress to the inside of the property so I'm thinking it must be reasonably damaged right through the stone to allow rainwater in. It's the first job we are going to tackle as soon as we pick the keys up. I just wondered how serious it was really and to figure out the cost of fixing or replacement.

Hi all, Just bought a 1920s (we think) house at auction and on the right hand side there are 2 lintels that support a small roof structure. The right one has some cracks in it.. reasonably significant in size. With these only supporting a few bricks directly above does anyone know if it would be safe to repair in situ or would it need to be removed and replaced? Many thanks ☺️

Hi all, Just purchased a 1920s ex-police house at auction which has solid wall construction. I'm wanting to insulate the outer walls so it's not so difficult to keep warm but having read various threads now am thinking this isn't going to be anywhere as easy as a cavity wall property. I have a couple of issues to consider, the first being the rooms inside are very small so the less space taken away the better and the external has barely any roof overhang for an external insulation system. Is anyone aware of internal insulation that takes up the least room possible? There's a hundred other things to consider once we start renovations but I'm quite worried about getting the house warmer before the cold winter weather starts again. Any advice greatly appreciated. Dee

Hi all, As the title suggests, I'm a DIY enthusiast and have worked on every house I ever owned and discovered life is just one huge learning curve! There's never a better afternoon spent than with a hammer and chisel (a wall that needs to not be there), some decent music and a cold cider to quench a dusty thirst! 😂 I've been reading (and reading) this forum about solid walls and the thorny topic of insulation 🤯😳. Never did I ever think such a simple sounding proposition would be such a biblically huge can of damp worms! Having done 2 things I've never done before: 1. Buy a house at auction 2. Buy a solid walled house with no cavity. I've now realised that it's not going to be the sailing off into the sunset cider glass aloft that I thought it was! 😂 Heading over to the other bit of the forum shortly to see if you knowledgeable peoples think I've made a big booboo or not.