Recent content by ldogg

Have 2 locations where orange rust marks are bleeding through from a light-switch back-box to the finished plaster through the paint. I replaced one of the 'rusty' back-boxes, although the replacement is rusting again, where i possibly sanded the edges after filing around it? There...

It has been capped with a vented C-cap and also air vents been put into the chimney. I did a bit of reading and others suggest from coal being burnt in the chimney previously, hygroscopic salts could be present and the stains may never go away now, if this was the case would the stainblock...

It was replastered maybe 6 months ago now, should I expect to see the staining marks physically disappear or do you just stainblock after the drying out has taken place, which isnt actually visible? If that makes sense..? Thanks

Hi guys, Nearing the end of a full renovation of a property I started at the beginning of the year. When re rendering/plastering the internal walls, I neglected to remove the render from a damp upstrais chimney breast. I fixed the chimney, (repointed, flaunched, vent caps installed and...

My plasterer is almost finished on a property I have been renovating. He didnt come far enough down to the floor in the kitchen with the sand/cement render and is wanting to use Bonding on it, as he says he can skim on it the same day as it dries quicker and can make up the thickness...

Hi Dan, Sorry for the delay in responding after you took the time to reply. I had an independant surveyor round, and confirmed the rising damp issues, fortunately the floor is sat on sleeper walls which are not touching the internal leaf of brickwork and there is some kind of dpc present...