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The roof eaves are quite big, it kicks the water out at least 40cm to 50cm from the wall. My plan was to just paint the black bit. I see that if one has problems with water pooling you can put gravel all the way accross with a incline and then some pipes to take it further away from the...

Hello all, I recently read https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/crumbling-bricks.28476/ and maybe this describes what i got. Could someone please look over the attached pictures. Basically the barn seemed to have a plinth on the gable end, but on the joining wall, there appears to be just a...

I played around and plastered one wall. I'm happy, see picture. BUT what do I do about this window fitting. As you can see in the other picture I used beads to stop. Now I've got time to go up to window.

Hello all, I have Internal aerated concrete blocks (aac) that have been painted. I've read https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/wet-plastering-aerated-lightweight-blocks.177624/ And I'm undecided on what I need to do. 1. Do I render? Then skim? (What's difference between plaster) 2. Originally...

In the second picture I looked into a hole in the floor. It appears to be concrete poured onto sand. It's not deep. Only an inch or two. My plan is to convert the barn to an office/workshop. In future I can see it being a granny annex, to escape the kids.

I did a plastic sheet as you suggested earlier. There was no condensation or water on it in the morning when there was dew on the grass outside. I guess the colours are due to oil stains. Does DPM mean damp proof material? I was thinking of using...

I'm concerned because I want to make an insulted room within the barn. For working ... As office / workshop. I'll do the sheet thing tonight

I don't know if there was some oil spoiled on the barn floor or if there is moisture problem or a drip from the roof. I expanded a hole so see the floor structure. It looks like sand with aggregatet and cement layer above. Where the floor joins the wall there is a step up. Finally here...