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I've tried posting this in Decorating and Painting but no help there as yet... I had the house rendered 4 years ago and left it for about a year before painting it with a single coat of Dulux Wethershield. I'm now working out that this wasn't enough! There are a few cracks and plenty of algae...

I had the house rendered 4 years ago and left it for about a year before painting it with a single coat of Dulux Wethershield. I'm now working out that this wasn't enough! There are a few cracks and plenty of algae and looking at other threads for help, I'm thinking of scraping at the cracks...

For some reason my 1930's built house has an extra bit built on the side which is only single brick thick. This wall is always cold and gets wet, which I'm fairly sure is due to condensation and the last two winters we've started getting mould. It's Northeast facing, the whole house was rendered...

I'm replacing a 1.8m featheredge fence onto new arris boards moticed into existing concrete posts but wasn't going to bother with gravel boards as I'm not sure how to fix them to the posts. Should I change my mind? How would I fix them to the posts?

Anyone know whether Florence is a reputable manufacturer of flooring? This link will take you to the flooring I'm seriously considering buying. Price is good and sample looks good. Thanks. http://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk/Engineered/Florence_European_Engineered_Fumed_Oak_150mm_Oiled.html

Bought some mosaic tiles to form a nice colourful strip around the bathroom but they have holes/pitts as part of their design and I'm worried they will fill with grout. The tile shop sold me some sealant stuff but I think that is just to stop the staining. Is there any way I can stop the grout...

I'm having a real fire installed soon and the chimney sweep is quoting £75 to remove the cap. I guess the high price is due to the danger involved with climbing onto the roof but how hard is it to do? I presume it's just a hammer and cold chisel to get the cap off? Do I then need some mesh or...

I'm looking to break up the remains of an Anderson Shelter as well as chipping off part of the foundation of an already removed garage before laying a patio on top of it. I can hire a heavy breaker for £55 for the weekend OR buy one for £110, which might be handy in the future, but the make is...

Currently laying solid wood (Oak) flooring to a bedroom. Now need a wooden threshold/saddle between the wood and the carpet of the hall but cannot find anything suitable in the usual stores, (Wicks.B&Q,Topps Tiles). Does anyone know where I might be able to find a selection? Also is there a...

I'm laying a bedroom floor straight onto the joists. Although I can work out why hardwood is better than softwood I can't see what the advantages/disadvantages are between real wood and engineered boards except that engineered boards don't expand as much. What are the reasons for choosing...

After moving in and ripping up the carpets I discovered my 1930's built house has 14mm floorboards which are looking worse for wear, so I decided to replace them. However they seem to fit snugly between joist and wall and new flooring is at least 18mm thick. Do I; 1) Shave the ends of new...