Recent content by Boisty

Hi Folks I'm about to start some external repairs on my mums mobile home (park home) and haven't a clue what the external finish is called and where to get the materials to replace it. I've got to cut out some rotten panel and trims and the originals are coated with what i think is called...

Hi Dann There has been a french drain along the two walls in question which I dug out about twelve months ago and then dug down to below the internal floor level in the hope that opening this up might solve the problem. The channel is about 8 invhes wide and was left open, ie not back...

Hi folks A mate has asked me for help to solve what appears to be a rising damp problem along two walls of a converted barn. The walls in question are in a room where the floor is lower than the ground outside and having dug a slim channel away about 12 months ago along the outside walls...

Hi Folks Had a new Main combi boiler fitted back in feb last year and for the last couple of months the boiler emits a fairly high pitched note which can be heard throughout the house. This noise only seems to occur for the first ten/fifteen minutes of the boiler firing up. I have added a...