SRS - it means the units have to come out. Ideally the floor should be completely torn up and relaid, but the surveyor says that as I intend to move the expense (several 1000s of quids) would be too much. He is going to send me a report, specifying certain products to use, and basically there will be a membrane laid on the existing floor in the kitchen and dining room, as it's sound, and then board laid on top of that, followed by new fancy flooring, after the units are back. Also the walls where the damp shows are to be taken back to brick and specialist plasters used. We will have to find a way of grading in the height differences in floors between the dining and living areas, and also the dining room and the hall. The kitchen is 15' x 13' approx, with units/appliances around 3 sides. It's a lot of storage to store!

I can see a few knock-on jobs!

However Peter, my "man who does" has left a large trailer for me to declutter into, which he will then take to the tip for me when it's full. All he asks is that I do garden declutter separately. I am going to ask him to get the window out and remove my sofa for me when he comes to do the kitchen in the spring. Then there will be more space to store the units. I was going to get rid of my suite anyway, as it's far too big and brown (it was Ian's choice). By then I should have room for it in the garage, prior to selling it.

Andrea