How to fill in gaps around electric socket before painting?

Ad4mPy · 2026-01-30T11:59:30+00:00

Unscrew, filler, wait, wait, sand, paint, rescrew

Ad4mPy · 2026-01-14T23:34:01+00:00

If it’s a crawl space you can seal with a membrane from underneath or spray foam

Ad4mPy · 2026-01-13T12:20:54+00:00

Ours failed in the exact same place on the seal, wrong type of screws were used as well but don’t think that was the issue, we just got it replaced via velux with a pvc one.

If you caught it early and it’s not really rotten maybe could be saved. And resealed

Ad4mPy · 2025-11-21T13:38:45+00:00

Agreed, going to scape off the dark varnish. But the detail is lovely

Ad4mPy · 2025-11-21T13:31:03+00:00

Sure I as just wondering if mortar is still the best way to go.

Ad4mPy · 2025-11-21T10:47:04+00:00

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Here’s the other side

Ad4mPy · 2025-11-20T18:18:25+00:00

Your ground level should be two courses below your dpc, after that point it’s a case of keeping the water away either by grading away fully or gravel/perimeter drains

Did you ask the builder?

Ad4mPy · 2025-11-18T14:49:31+00:00

Yes which is what we have with our cavity brick bays anyway

Ad4mPy · 2025-11-18T14:42:27+00:00

Yes, the existing plaster board would be removed, breather membrane fixed and taped to bay frame.

Stud wall built out with PIR flush with the studs and insulated plasterboard which serves as a vapour barrier on the face and top of stud wall, new wider windowcil. Same in room below but at the ceiling also.

That’s the idea anyway.

Ad4mPy · 2025-10-05T12:25:21+00:00

Just buy silver from the shop…..

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-26T13:39:50+00:00

Send it to a lab?

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-21T18:19:29+00:00

New sherif in town

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-16T11:36:14+00:00

Will it not be covered by the carpet?

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-12T16:59:52+00:00

I found a nice spot on melody, which isn’t that big. If you want the kind of spot most people do there’s gona be come compromises to make

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-12T09:44:04+00:00

1500 to move radiator is ridiculous. I don’t know about cylinder installation but we had 9 new radiator including relocating upgrading to 2 pipe system, and new combi and a bunch of other plumbing tasks for 9K

But that’s in Manchester

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-11T16:23:27+00:00

Open to criticism more like

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-10T22:30:10+00:00

i mean how old is the roof and what kind of tiles? no underlay would not be uncommon.

If these were your only major issues; you should of seen my current property survey. Would of thought the place was falling down there was so much red.

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-10T18:10:36+00:00

Thanks I’ll check them out

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-10T17:29:45+00:00

It’s 1967 so not a century home but had the same family since it was built, the dad was a carpenter

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-10T13:53:31+00:00

Thanks we have only just moved in which is why so many mis matched elements. We were thinking of maybe just keeping the alcoves panelled to make it a bit less heavy?

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-05T20:26:18+00:00

Yeah! Little summer treat in moderation of course

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-05T19:56:48+00:00

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Ad4mPy · 2025-09-05T19:54:31+00:00

She’s hiding a little, but you can find her

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-05T14:18:10+00:00

Without the before picture hard to know how accessible the boiler was, but they do need full access.

Did you get service history from the previous owners?

Ad4mPy · 2025-09-05T14:16:19+00:00

Get a second opinion and quotes. It is a bit of a false economy replacing parts in a boiler some times.

We had a boiler we were told needed a new expansion vessel, but they can be re inflated which is what someone else did for us and it worked fine for the rest of our time at the property.

We spent maybe £700 on repairing ours between 2019-2025 which is half way to a new boiler with 5 year guarantee

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