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Hi Mrs Pegrum, and thanks for your question. Period Living doesn't offer advice on things such as whether or not a quote is good value, we would need so much more information and it depends on...
The damage to homes and businesses in the recent storms has been awful, it must have been very frightening to be there. Your question about replacing your chimney pots has been passed onto one of...
Hi Martin, this question crops up so often and I'm glad you asked as we have a really great feature already on here by our Queen of renovating Marianne Suhr, which you will hopefully find helpful...
Hi Sian, your interesting question has been forwarded onto one of our Period Living experts and if they can help the answer will appear here.
Hi Laura, what a fantastic discovery! This sort of finding is so exciting an makes the hard work of bringing a period property back to life completely rewarding. I've spoken with a contact at the...
Hi Isla, thanks for your question. Earlier in the year our DIY expert Helaine Clare dealt with this very problem. So you're in luck and there's a fantastically comprehensive piece on how to deal...
What period is your house and what are your windows made out of? With a bit more information we might be able to help you. But with so many of these things, it comes down to a simple matter of...
Michael Holmes replies: Providing the slate you choose is not too heavy or thick it may be possible to lay it over the existing suspended timber floor. You’d need to lift the...
Maggie Stevenson replies: The knobs you are looking for are used with a...
Helaine Clare replies: To avoid disappointment in the future make sure you find someone knowledgeable about the specific requirements of period buildings to carry out the work on...
Lucinda Notley replies: I have found that the best way to tackle spilt candle wax is to pick as much of the wax off the carpet as possible by hand and vacuum up the debris. If...
Roger Hunt replies: Some secondary glazing systems, like the Slimline units offered by Storm Windows (01384 636365;...
This question has been given to one of our experts who may be able to help. If this is the case their response will be posted here. However, if you require a quick response, why not contact the...
Thanks Lucy, for a really interesting question, and one that many other readers of the magazine and visitors to periodliving.co.uk will find relevant. One of our experts is on the case and I will...
You don't say what style or period your home is and it's also worth bearing in mind that good value and expensive mean different things to different people.
However, many high street chains...
We have had this response from our expert Michael Holmes:
Soft red bricks are porous and so more likely to be prone to penetrating damp problems, which may be why part of your home (facing...
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 Michael Holmes is an experienced home builder, TV presenter and property journalist. He's also Period Living's Editor-in-Chief. |
 Maggie Stevenson is Period Living's Homes Editor. She has an eye for period products and she can advise you on interior details. |
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 Roger Hunt is co-author of Old House Handbook and writes about period property, building materials and sustainability. |
 Helaine Clare is a DIY teacher and journalist who has lots of experience in renovating and restoring period properties. |
 Douglas Kent is a chartered surveyor and technical secretary at the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). |
