Recent content by Ry4ned88

Sorry for the double reply everyone.

Ok thanks again. I have a feeling he’s also plastered all the way down to the floor levels, which would have been timber back in the day but have been replaced with concrete, so I may also have a bridging issue to sort. Will only know if I remove some skirting board though. I’ll get this fan...

Ok thanks again. I have a feeling he’s also plastered all the way down to the floor levels, which would have been timber back in the day but have been replaced with concrete, so I may also have a bridging issue to sort. Will only know if I remove some skirting board though. I’ll get this fan...

@malc thanks for that for some reason I thought it was Victorian. One that I have learnt is to not put anything against the external walls. When we first moved in we had terrible mould inside the built in wardrobes so we now leave the doors open and the mould didn’t come back. I have bought some...

All jokes aside I know there’s a lot of experienced people that have spent a long time and worked hard for that knowledge. I’ve spent ages doing research and getting conflicting information. In asking for advice I’m hoping to be able to filter out the stuff that won’t work. I’m based in South...

@ChrispyUK thanks for the info. Insulating internally is something that appeals to me as with it being so old it can get very expensive to heat. I’m trying to arm myself with as much information as possible so that when I do get a professional in it’s the right one for the job at hand. And...

@Tom81 @themucky1 Have I made a mistake in asking for some advice?

Thanks for the reply. Here’s another 2 pictures, let me know if I’m still missing the point. It’s very brittle and snaps rather than pulls off if you go to peel it, hopefully that makes sense. It’s very brittle which made me think it was some sort of skim or even that paintable filler smoother...

Hi all. This a my first post but i’ve spent a long time looking over all the helpful information on the site. I’m in need of some advice having read and watched so many conflicting things on the tinterweb. Apologies in advance for the long thread I’m just trying to give as much info as I can...