In message , John Williamson
writes
Gill Smith wrote:
bought a 1950's ex-council house
it's just about liveable-in
so, where to start?
central heating, electrics, or the damp patches I just noticed at
the base of the sitting room walls

I'd say electrics first for safety, then heating, and that may sort out
the damp patches, too.

A quick check which costs nothing would be for earth built up outside
and bridging the damp proofing in the outside walls. Did somone put
raised flowerbeds by the walls?

Double glazing first - get the messy bit out of the way

If you have damp that needs and injected membrane next

then electrics and central heating - the stuff that needs the
floorboards pulling up. Include in this any other cabling you might need
(e.g. running telephone and internet cabling)



check the roof

from then on in, all the other bits in whatever order


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geoff