Recent content by Androlicus

Hi all, Hope I'm in the right place. I've got a small open Victorian fireplace with an old, cracked tiled heath which I'd like to replace with cement which I'll then paint. The old tiles are level with the floor, underneath which is about a 1cm drop onto concrete. I'd like to know: A...

Hello, We've got a leaking bay roof on our Victorian Terrace which I've had 3 roofers supply quotes for. There is a lead covering inside the parapit which each roofer recommends cleaning and covering in either EPDM Rubber, Green Mineral Felt, or Cromopol. The roofer who suggested EPDM...

Leaking Bay Roof

Thanks for those suggestions. Yes the idea was to give it a bit of a face-lift before lime-washing or painting it. And yes, those are drain holes. For the original build, the boxed and poured method seems to make sense (seeing as it's quite deep), and therefore limits what I can do to fix it...

Thanks for that. Am I right in guessing there's no way to seal crumbly/dusty bricks if the structure needs to breathe? I heard of various of suggestions for sealing internal brickwork, from watered down pva to varnish diluted with white spirit, but I imagine these aren't breathable. What...

Yikes, that doesn't sound good. I'd rather shot of the whole thing and start afresh but I imagine it's a job for someone else, and I'm about to spend my savings on repairing a leaking bay roof. Quite a few properties along the street have the same wall however, and despite them looking as...

I've uploaded a photo of the whole ugly thing: //www.diynot.com/network/Androlicus/albums/ Never thought about applying SBR on it's own. Do you think it'd stick them without any mortar? The pebbles are likely from our local beach, yes. I had intended on filling the spaces with...

Anyone know how to request the moderators to move this post to the Plasterers Forum? I sent a message yesterday but no response yet. I've also uploaded some photos of the wall here: //www.diynot.com/network/Androlicus/albums/16323