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Buyers beware: is this how surveyors work?

Answer to Readers Question published in Irish Times 25th August 2016 There were problems with staining on the walls of our house, most likely caused by our neighbour’s chimney (chimney only served his fireplaces and flues). We were advised to employ a building surveyor to investigate. The fee was over €300 for visit, photographs and report…
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How do I get rid of damp spots on a wooden floor?

Noel Larkin answers a readers question published in the Irish Times July 7th 2016 Q My late mother’s house is about 100 years old and she spent significant sums of money on dry lining and insulating it over the past number of years. However after replacing the wooden floor in the sittingroom I noticed staining on…
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