Recent content by longwori

Thanks foxhole. Im not sure what is behind the render - it could be stone or breezeblock. Is it OK/possible to grind into stone?

That's an idea. I dont have much experience of linseed oil putty. The bit I need to do is hit by pretty extreme weather so I have a feeling it would dry out and crack fairly quickly. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hi all, My house has "stone" lintels over a number of the windows. I say "stone" as I think they may be man made as they are really soft and permeable and on one I think I can see concrete in the interior where it has weathered away. Anyway, they are useless and rain soaks through them so I am...

Thanks for your views everyone. It looks like I should consider upgrading it in the not too distant future.

Hi all, I am just about to buy a house that has a primatic cylinder for the storage of hot water. The surveyor has told me that I may want to update this. Does anyone know what the drawbacks of this type of cylinder are? Are there any good reasons to update it? Are they inefficient...

Thanks for the reply, I am glad that it sounds reasonably straight forward - there will be more than enough to do on moving in day!!

Hi, I am just about to move into a house that has a central heating system with a primatic cylinder (according to the surveyor). The problem that I have is that it has been drained as the house is unoccupied. Does anyone know how I go about re-filling it? I dont know if there is anything...