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Hi Dann09 Thanks for the reply. The current veranda is not a cantilver it has supporting columns underneath. Its going to be a bit difficult to get back to take some pictures. The current staircase which is cantilevered into the brick wall of the house there is no wall picking up the...

Hi As the topic states, I need to fill in a void where the old stairwell was on a 1st floor balcony. I have attached an image to clarify The area is 3500 x 900, the existing slab is 280mm thick. My question is how do 'connect' the new slab onto the old one. I have thought that I...

Hi. Any idea how this effect is achieved. It is in an 100+ year old although I'm not sure if this is the original finish. It is not Artex as some of the texture is really deep, also I'm in Cape Town and artex doesn't exist! Any ideas how this finish can be achieved as need to remove the...

I asked in a bonafide drywall store, blank, shrug.................! Researched the gyproc.za site and found rhinolite, it worked (for the time being)!

Hi (again) What's a viable alternative to board adhesive as I can't seem to buy it over here (Cape Town). Thanks in advance Marcus

Will do, I'll post some pics when its done. Thanks to you both for your help and guidance, :D

I heard that about Oz and the heat is unbearable, luckily I've got the wind here which makes it easier!

Yes, much harder emigrating than you think though, like trying to find straightforward things at their builders merchants, 4"x2" non existent here, 50kg bags of cement, no screwfix!! Winter has just finished and had some 25c+ days, no time for surfing though! Saying that spring started 2 days...

It would, but the 'bricks' the render/adehive is on is 2.5" clay honeycomb type blocks of which the brick collapses as opposed to the render coming away due to render being harder than the block. Thanks for the suggestion though

I'm not a total plastering beginner and am a carpenter by trade so would hope to think I have a bit more practical skill compared to a weekend diyer . Have already levelled up some walls (not painted) in the kitchen without issues. But to try and hack the wall clean would be a nightmare, I've...

1 part cement, 1 part sharp sand, 50/50 mix of PVA water. Based on info from the permobond website. "Scratch coats and spatterdash treatments. Mix 1 part cement with 1 - 2 parts clean sharp sand. This should be gauged with a 50:50 mix of Permobond and clean water to give the required...

I did spend a lot of time removing flaking paint, sparrow picking the walls, gouging criss cross lines with heavy duty blade etc, used a branded pva 'permobond' which seems to be the brand leader here. Just to recap, I have applied a cement/sharp/pva slurry to walls, I can now apply (when...

Slurry on, looks just like the picture in the other post, makes the bathroom very dark! Do I need to PVA again prior to applying the render? Thanks

Thanks RC, As I've stated I'm in South Africa and although they have gyproc they don't seem to have a bonding plaster? This link shows the products available, http://www.gyproc.co.za/siteimgs/C%20Plast-screen.pdf. Will sand and cement be ok? Thanks again

Hi, Situation is that after removing bathroom tiles I'm left with 1/2 half of wall has tile adhesive (mostly dot/dabbed, not spread) onto render other half painted. The top half (painted) tiles came away cleanly, bottom half (render) impossible to chip off tile adhesive (takes render off...

Hi, Is the stand pipe a long enough length (wold only be 200-250 in length)? Are the hepvo's needed ( or non return valves instead)? Is there a separate washing machine type spigot available to fit onto waste pipe?