strengthening

The bedroom floor joists in our old cottage need strengthening, the floor is very bouncy and noisy. Currently there’s a hardboard floor down which we will either replace with same or a wood floor. My question is, what kind of tradesman do I need to do this? Wooden floor installers don’t seem to...

I've read a lot of really helpful stuff on her over the past three years as I renovate my 200 year old money-pit of a house.. I'm on to the bathroom, not a huge space, approx 3m X 3m. It has old hand cut elm boards of varying sizes and elm joists every 35cm. The board are beyond saving due to...

Hi all, Had the results of a survey recently on a neglected early 1900's semi, had a few recommendations come back and not sure whether its anything to worry about or just a surveyor covering himself, after all the roof has managed ok this far. its got a cross gable roof with gable to side...