Recent content by Grouseman

Thanks for the advice to date - much appreciated! Based on the above I'm now discussing a reduced fee with the builder. What would you suggest the cost to lift the slabs, lay a new wet base, re-lay the slabs and point would be? I appreciate costs vary across the country but I want to understand...

Thanks again r896neo! I wonder whether it was the dryness, as from memory it was a dry surface he was laying them onto. How wet should the base be? Like wet cement?

Thanks r896neo! The below picture shows the base - is that a mortar base? If so, any idea as to what may be causing the movement? From memory the guy who laid it (who seemed quite meticulous) applied what looked like PVA to the underside of the slab and then put it in place but I must admit...

Hi All. We've just had a new patio laid - 90m sq in total, so a bit of a beast. In general I'm happy but before I pay my builder I wanted to get some advise on a couple of niggles that are bothering me. I'm unsure whether to accept as being normal or ask him to re do.In a handful of areas, there...

The room is a downstairs WC. We don't experience condensation on Windows and as much as we hang a towel on the rail it does not get overly wet as its only used for occasional hand drying. We also have an extractor fan.

OK so last photo I promise! So the other side of the door is the same wall in our hallway. This has been absolutely fine. Would this make the condensation argument more or less likely?

It's an internal wall. I've just taken a reading from the skirting (mdf) as far down as I could and it's coming out at 25% i.e. the same as the newly exposed internal wall.

Any suggestions of what might be causing that kazuya?

To the eye it does look bone dry internally and the meter reading has dropped significantly. However, the below image was taken before the plaster came off and the reading went off the scale! Should I be worried or just eat some humble pie and ask my builder to fill it up again?! This isn't the...

So a few months on and I managed to persuade my builder it was not 'salts' causing the damp patches. So he's hacked off the plaster in the affected area and there is no obvious damp behind...Could I ask for your thoughts? See damp meter reading - not sure what level of moisture this is...

A couple of close ups - can't see any staining, just a little bit of chalkiness (just off centre in top photo)

It is strange that it's just an inch thick strip just above the skirting...

Hi rochester plasterer. It was done in December. Not had any similar issues anywhere else in the house and it was all done

Hi All. Thanks for the responses - much appreciated. JohnD - I've just checked the boiler (system boiler with megaflo) and the dial is in the red, at around 0.3 bar. So would this suggest a leak? Am I right in thinking it should be no lower than 1.5 bar? vinn - From memory the pipes that feed...

We are coming to the end of an extension and complete refurb of our property. All internal walls were plastered in December, left to dry then professionally decorated (mist coat etc) Since April, a patch of paint above the skirting has been slowly flaking off. The exposed plaster left behind...