Recent content by ajacklin

It’s just brick.

Hi, my house is on a bit of a hill so the external wall has previously been painted - I assume it’s a damp proof paint, it’s black and stops just before floor level. It’s a bit shabby and making the garden look a mess as it was hidden by decking previously. I plan to repaint it and Drybase DPM...

Thanks guys for the replies, the supports are on bricks, there's some rubbish (a Santa) in the way on the pic. I've pulled most of the rubbish out now. The decking does go right up to the house, i cant decide if to reduce the size of it, up to the left hand side of the steps now and then replace...

Hi, we’ve just purchased and moved into a new property, it has some raised decking the entire width of the rear of the property. We need to jet wash and treat it in spring but I was concerned about the damp course and if the decking could be causing problems before I spend money on maintenance...

Thanks for the quick reply, do you think that as well as a radiator or tubular heater would suffice with the other walls being internal?

Hi, I'm hoping for some advice with insulating a up an over garage door. I want to be able to use the room to keep my reptiles in but it's obviously too cold as it is, I was going to brick up the door and put a window in and convert in to a proper room but as I'm in a hurry and on a budget I'm...