This hole needs sealing back up again immediately or you’ll end up like Stranger Things. Looks ripe for a rodent
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28 Nov 2020 21:10
28 Nov 2020 21:28
Can’t I just seal the concrete/breeze blocks with some sort of paint/epoxy? Have had suggestions elsewhere to go forward with that
posted 3 Dec 2020 09:37, edited 3 Dec 2020 09:37
3 Dec 2020 16:06
4 Dec 2020 13:00
@illwill
The vertical support in the landing is something I have never seen either, might be something to do with the fact the property has been split in to 4 flats and a maisonette?
Might just be smelling stale because it is! There would have been very little air flow under there before you opened it up. With time it should subside, in the meantime stick a few strong air fresheners under there.
9 Dec 2020 17:30
10 Dec 2020 07:33
My brother is having a large extension done at the moment, the issue he seems to be having is with the tradesmen. They turn up do a couple of hours then disappear, they over order materials, they started to install a new kitchen, when my brother noticed it wasn’t level they blamed the room not being straight. It was a room they’d built. Not sure who’s meant to be overseeing it all but it seems my brother is having to deal with most of it.
Prob cause you have the raw building materials near the new door now.
Could put plasterboard up to cover breeze blocks and back of the other cupboard and put hardboard down on floor/cover under stairs.
The new door surround looks pretty decent so could prob get same chippy to do it (if he did that).
P.S. this is all guess work but cement/bricks do smell weird especially as it gets colder
P.p.s there’s prob a body buried in there too
Could put plasterboard up to cover breeze blocks and back of the other cupboard and put hardboard down on floor/cover under stairs.
The new door surround looks pretty decent so could prob get same chippy to do it (if he did that).
P.S. this is all guess work but cement/bricks do smell weird especially as it gets colder
P.p.s there’s prob a body buried in there too
Prob cause you have the raw building materials near the new door now.
Could put plasterboard up to cover breeze blocks and back of the other cupboard and put hardboard down on floor/cover under stairs.
The new door surround looks pretty decent so could prob get same chippy to do it (if he did that).
P.S. this is all guess work but cement/bricks do smell weird especially as it gets colder
P.p.s there’s prob a body buried in there too
Could put plasterboard up to cover breeze blocks and back of the other cupboard and put hardboard down on floor/cover under stairs.
The new door surround looks pretty decent so could prob get same chippy to do it (if he did that).
P.S. this is all guess work but cement/bricks do smell weird especially as it gets colder
P.p.s there’s prob a body buried in there too
Can’t I just seal the concrete/breeze blocks with some sort of paint/epoxy? Have had suggestions elsewhere to go forward with that
Any fuker here work in architecture
I'm in progress of purchasing a house. Looking to convert the garage of the house to kitchen and part of the ground floor to a 1 bed apartment for residential letting.
Just wanted to know from the outset if there will be any planning/reg issues?
If you're able to provide some foundation input, please drop a PM would be helpful!
I'm in progress of purchasing a house. Looking to convert the garage of the house to kitchen and part of the ground floor to a 1 bed apartment for residential letting.
Just wanted to know from the outset if there will be any planning/reg issues?
If you're able to provide some foundation input, please drop a PM would be helpful!
Baton it, board it out with plasterboard or marine ply even. Paint it and fill those gaps or overboard them. It will then smell of paint. No need to seal blocks that are internal, you only do that when there is damp ingress etc. Can actually cause more problems than good.
Take that weird column out too. Wont make any difference.
Take that weird column out too. Wont make any difference.
@illwillThe vertical support in the landing is something I have never seen either, might be something to do with the fact the property has been split in to 4 flats and a maisonette?
Might just be smelling stale because it is! There would have been very little air flow under there before you opened it up. With time it should subside, in the meantime stick a few strong air fresheners under there.
Tend to find clients go through 3 phases when we work on big projects like extensions/renovations…starts off and they're all excited about getting their dream home, stuff gets ripped out and progress seems great. Then you get to the middle phase where the whole house is upside down, they're living in the box room, there's dust everywhere,they resent all the tradesmen and just want it all over. And finally the last phase where it all starts to near completion, but they're running out of money and are fed up of the mess so start to "make do" just to get a live-able house back.
Hope that flue is getting cut down Stoney
Hope that flue is getting cut down Stoney
Tend to find clients go through 3 phases when we work on big projects like extensions/renovations…starts off and they're all excited about getting their dream home, stuff gets ripped out and progress seems great. Then you get to the middle phase where the whole house is upside down, they're living in the box room, there's dust everywhere,they resent all the tradesmen and just want it all over. And finally the last phase where it all starts to near completion, but they're running out of money and are fed up of the mess so start to "make do" just to get a live-able house back.
My brother is having a large extension done at the moment, the issue he seems to be having is with the tradesmen. They turn up do a couple of hours then disappear, they over order materials, they started to install a new kitchen, when my brother noticed it wasn’t level they blamed the room not being straight. It was a room they’d built. Not sure who’s meant to be overseeing it all but it seems my brother is having to deal with most of it.
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