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Hi There. Can anyone here help me with this problem I have up on the roof. From March to May, crows (Rooks) are gathering on my ridge tiles and using their powerful beaks to dig the mortar out between the ridge tiles and edges where the ridge tiles and the slates meet. Last year the roof and...

Hi all. I have just cut a 6 inch a hole through my cavity wall and installed a cooker hood vent kit, all went well except that afterwards I found a wall tie in the rubble. I would like to fit a single or 2 remedial wall ties one either side in its place, is there a small kit with fixing tool I...

I want to render an external wall a sandy or tan colour, if I use portland cement with sand in a 5 to 1 mix, it is grey, how do I get a tan or sandy colour that is more common on the stone houses around here. Thanks for any help.

Hi All. I am laying a 2 sq metre x 15 cm deep concrete base, , its to sit a 1000 litre oil tank on, I am putting plastic sheeting down under the rubble and using reinforcing steel rods for added strength. I have bought 5 litres of waterproofer for another job but thought i would add some to the...

Hi All. I need to lay a concrete base at the top of my garden, it will be laid on soil, it will be 4 sq metres X 15cm thick. I will be putting my new bunded 1000 litre heating oil tank on it. Will a 5 to 1 mix be suitable?, shall I put in an additive?, and should I lay anything on the soil...

hi All. Im gona lay a 4 sq metre, 6 inch thick concrete pad onto soil, its a base on which to sit my new bunded 1000 litre heating oil tank. Should I add any additives the the mix, and should I lay anything on the soil before concreting like plastic sheeting , gravel or steel netting to...

Hi all. I want to do some pointing on my cottage, its 200 years old built with soft sandstone. I have read and agree that I best use a lime based mortar, will this be hydraulic or hydrated lime mortar, it seems to me to be hydrated Lime, BUT, I have had 2 builders merchants in Carlisle tell me...

Hi all. The soft red sandstone North West facing wall on my house is suffering from wind,rain and frost damage, the surface is washing off during heavy rain leaving sand on the paths after ever shower, about 1 inch has washed off the stonework in places. The house was built...

Hi all. I wanna replace my heating oil tank, at present I have a round shaped 1350 ltr plastic single skin tank, as my tank is near a drain and the property is built next to an ancient monument I want to purchase a tall thin bunded 1000 ltr tank in its place. I have looked at lots of suitable...

Hi all. I want to replace old bath taps. I have a stop cock under the sink and a oil combi boiler which pumps the hot water upstairs on demand, to stop all water, do I just turn off the stop cock and switch the electric supply to the boiler off.

Hi All. I want some advice please. The rendering on My small gable end on my cottage is coming off, there are 2 layers of rendering, the top layer is 70% off and the rest of the top layer is loose so I am going to scrape it off, the base layer which is onto concrete block is good and sound, the...

hi there, can anyone tell me if any kind of "Stove rope" is suitable to replace the rope in my flue seal to boiler joint, ive noticed there is Ceramic and glass fibre and others. Thanks in anticipation

hi all. Can someone give me some advice about my oil fired Boulter classic boiler please. Its a jet burner, with single line operation from the tank and a Boulter oil loop / deaerator, and firevalve fitted in the line outside the house.....when its running and as I stand at the balance flue...

Hi All . I would appreciate some advice regarding my toilet cistern, whenever I flush the toilet, I can hear a humming noise throughout the house as the toilet refills, once full the humming stops, At the same time as the hum I can feel a vibration on the cold water pipes and taps. Any ideas?

Whenever I run the hot water to wash the dishes, theres a loud rythmic rushing sound coming from the header tank on top of our combi immersion heater tank, when I remove the lid to see whats happening, the ballcock is going up and down and the water level is swilling from side to side, the...

Hi All. Can anyone here tell me how to get air out of a Dunsley Baker Neutralizer. While working on a rad recently, it seems I allowed the header tank to run dry and air has been sucked into the neutralizer . The heating upstairs works but downstairs does not, the hot water heats up fine in the...

I have started my oil fired open vented heating system up after the summer 3 month break, but only the upstairs rads are getting hot, Ive had this prob on odd years before and I have resolved it by fitting a mains hose to the feed and then return rad pipes downstairs and pushing airlocks back...