Recent content by BenHen

Thanks Foxhole….100%? They’ve not been on much to be honest….took us months to move up here. Would think a few hundred hours absolute max if not less than 100 hours.

Hello We had our loft converted 6 months ago and some of the spot lights in the loft have started to go on and off for a second to two and continuously doing it. They are not on a dimmer switch, either on or off with one light switch. The company who did the loft put a new fuse box in the loft...

Hi Blup and thanks for the reply. The window is sitting on the lead and the lead is sitting on a timber frame. I’m the photo you can’t quite see this but the timber frame is 99% covered by the lead, after the lead what you can see is the top of celotex board before plasterboard has been attached...

Hello Recently had my loft converted and there is a damp patch in the corner of the window. I popped one of the glass panes out and did a better job of sealing between the lead and the window sill on the outside (there were one or two small gaps). However the damp still seemed to be occurring...

Thanks for the replies. It’s not really any better and a week now. Would watering it with a fine spray from the hose do anything? It’s quite sheltered that side of the house so not had any rain on it. It going to be painted in 2 weeks and don’t really have time to redo. Cheers BH

Hi I got some of the pebble dash on my house touched up last week prior to painting. The guy who did it used a sand and cement mix and applied it with a tyrolean gun. It looks great and blends in well with the old stuff however after 4 days when I touch it the new stuff just crumbles into...

Thanks Pigeon, not completely smooth. At present if you rub you hand on it it will cut you slightly. Just enough to stop that really. Has anyone used http://www.renotex.co.uk paint?!? Cheers D

Hi I have a recently had an external wall rendered with tyrolean (Webber branded product I beleive) that was applied using a gun so is quite rough if you rub your hand on it. Are there any paints out there that I could paint on the wall that would help smooth the rough finish? I am assuming...

Thanks Terry for the detailed response. Are you able to expand a bit more?

Hi I've just built a tiny utility room and had a new boiler installed. The plumber has put 4 pipes vertically up the wall (central heating flow, return, hot water and cold water) which are further over than I anticipated. This means that we now have to back an appliance onto them. Which will...

Hi I've just built a tiny utility room and had a new boiler installed. The plumber has put 4 pipes vertically up the wall (central heating flow, return, hot water and cold water) which are further over than I anticipated. This means that we now have to back an appliance onto them. Which will...