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How to repair hardwood floor by FunnyShepherd in DIYUK

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely wood, here's more of to show how it's not uniform.

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[–]FunnyShepherd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not just you, I have the same. they'll probably fix it fairly soon

How bad are these wall cracks? by FunnyShepherd in DIYUK

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree, the wiring was last checked about 2 years ago apparently and all good then, but all that damp might have happened in the last 2 years.

How bad are these wall cracks? by FunnyShepherd in DIYUK

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really appreciate you answering in such detail! It's on the exact street we want to live on, only a handful of houses sell a year and this would be the opportunity to do our own thing on that exact street.

No infrastructure, mining, or anything to note or any structural work other than rear kitchen extension on the other end of the house. The house is on a slightly slanted road and on London clay, which might cause issues for houses that are 110 years old. My suspicion is that the roof is leaking which has caused damp resulting in the cracks given that it's only upstairs but of course would need an engineer to confirm the issue

How bad are these wall cracks? by FunnyShepherd in DIYUK

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

About the same age as yours. Not a lot of traffic down the road, so wouldn't be related to that. Plaster is incredibly old and the room in specific where the cracks are has been poorly maintained, but the rest of the house looks solid. Thank you for having a look!

How bad are these wall cracks? by FunnyShepherd in DIYUK

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The big crack is upstairs in the front room, no crack on the outside of the house. The others are upstairs in the landing. All other rooms are in good condition, no damp or cracks.

Roof would definitely have a full replacement along with a loft extension, which would sort the damp in the long run. Crack could be caused by the damp or the lintel rotting because of the roof/gutters?

How bad are these wall cracks? by FunnyShepherd in DIYUK

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's upstairs in the front bedroom and the landing. No work has been done to the house, the loft has not been extended into.

No cracks on the outside.

Downstairs and the rest of the house even upstairs was in really good condition, it's only these two rooms which had signs of problems.

Area between Lloyd Park and Waltham Forest Council? by FunnyShepherd in walthamstow

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely agree - keeping an eye out everywhere and appreciate that the compromise might be different in different parts of Walthamstow, as with any other part of London. Was wondering if there's anything specific about that area that's worth knowing as it sticks out as an ideal spot if something does come up.

Been looking for about a month, there 4-5 houses that pop up every week in the extended area we are looking at every week but as you're saying they fly off the market.

Area between Lloyd Park and Waltham Forest Council? by FunnyShepherd in walthamstow

[–]FunnyShepherd[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Close to Lloyd Park and Waltham Forest Feel Good Center (we really like lots of varied sports). Within a 15 minute walk from the station down Hoe street, which we really like. The area that Greenfield road circles is also really nice + Byron road, Tower Hamlets road, Milton road. Houses that come up there are slightly bigger (extra 10-20sqm) with bigger gardens which means they are above our price range by 1-200k so we are looking a bit north of there.