Recent content by 5oysterman2

Cheers for the reply. Will look into getting an independent surveyor in i think. Being fairly new to the area, i don't know anyone i would trust to give an unbiased opinion. From what i can see in the loft there's plenty of insulation but due to lack of head room i can't get into the loft to...

Do the front tiles just pull easily out or lift off. Don't want to mess anything up!!!!

This is the corner of the lowest part of roof. After driven rain we get a half moon shape on the inside corner of house, no more than 4" in depth if that makes sense. After finding out earlier that the loft insulation is wet on that corner i am concerned about how bad it is.

Cheers Woody for the reply. I'm pretty sure it's wind driven rain that gets under the tiles. We have a continued issue after rain comes in from the North direction. I can't physically get into loft space due to very low roof clearance & i am too old. I did try & put my inspection camera across...

Is it time to replace my roof. I think this is the original, so it's 56 years old. Had a few issues since moving in & one that is still not sorted out. Last time i had someone out who did the flaunching he said the roof needs replacing because of its age & they don't do these tiles anymore &...

Cheers once again for your advice Wayners. £60 HLVP are you allowed to say which one? Thinking ahead, i have a external wall to paint this year & possibly the lounge & dining room too, so a sprayer would be handy. I don't do cheap paints, but don't do very expensive ones either. Even though...

Which Gloss paint is good nowadays? I have a lot of previously painted skirting, doors & architrave to paint, don't know whether oil or water based paint has been used before though. Atm looking at Johnstone's aqua guard & undercoat, seems to be getting good feedback. Is it a matter of just...

Another problem i don't know how to overcome. This i presume was where the old ceiling light was originally. I'm also assuming it's the original plasterboard too. I rubbed it down trying to get the surface flat(still not) & this is the outcome. Looks like hair protruding through. How am i...

Cheers Wayners. Since getting a dehumidifier, we seem to have solved mould problem. I will try to check insulation in loft but access is extremely difficult due to lack of head room.

What's the best way to sort this issue out. Had issues in this corner previously. Had ingress of water & mould issues there before. Hopefully sorted both problems now. Now got this problem to sort out. Is this the correct way to do it? 1. Scrape loose paint off. 2. Sand edges of paint. 3. Use...

Unfortunately it was already installed when we bought the property so i don't know who installed it either. I would imagine the original installer is no longer in business now too.

Cheers Woody for the reply. I must admit i was hoping as it shouldn't have been installed in the first place due to the house unsuitability, that i might have some redress that way.

Is this the normal reply from ciga: However, CIGA is unable to guarantee the performance of the product once installed, and this is totally reliant on several other factors to include water vapour extraction, regular ventilation and adequate heating control. So therefore we will come out & do...

Hi, my wife suffers from the above issue. Is there a type of mask/respirator we could buy when we decorate parts of the house especially when sanding walls etc. many thanks

Took part of it away &found this. Do you have to buy a purpose bought one or would slate/sheet of steel do the job?