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Hello, I have had some windows replaced in a solid brick wall property which has lime plaster on as a finish Can anyone advise to my best method of finishing off these edges? I am thinking that I remove an offset of the lime plaster around the frame a few inches to expose to brick and then...

As an update, I removed the majority of the green flakey layer, now have a second yellow layer which is very chalky... So will be repeating the process. I think the green layer had been a sealer but had started to peal, it did have wall paper on which was tough to remove

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Hello, I am trying to decorate some solid brick walls and just removed various layers of wall paper etc After removing I am left with a pale green flaky in places type of paint? This is on lime plaster walls please see pics I am assuming I am best off removing this before proceeding, if so...

Yeah I think I rule those out, the cabling in my house was mainly replaced from the mid 70s onwards, cabling I have removed or altered has had a manufacture date of the 70s so I am guessing based on that. There are sections which 4/5 cables for power or lighting running next to each other in...

This is my thinking, I will be running a cat 6 cable to this room, I have used the room briefly before as an office and the WiFi reception was not great. I will need to read up on power line adaptors as I'm not sure what this is, I am having my consumer unit upgraded next week from a self wired...

Thank you for this detailed post, I fall into the streaming category, using Netflix, prime and YouTube for my media needs. I will probably remove the cabling in this room as I intend it to be a nursery for the next 2-5 years or so, I will be installing a cat6 cable to this room though. Will...

Thanks, Most rooms have the same twin satellite cables into them run on the outside of the house, I will remove these as and when I get round to them https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/re-wiring-all-tv-satellite-system-what-i-need-to-do-help.547804/ I read through this thread for anyone else...

Hello, I am decorating a few rooms which have twin satellite cables into from the outside probably installed in the mid 80s. My question - is it worth adjusting these to be wall plates? I do not use Sky or a satellite tv service but would feel a fool to remove this if this is still something...

The 300mm rolls would be my go to, I am keen not to disturb the timbers that have been put down though, My thinking is that I use granulated cork to fill up between the joists and below the timber (Roughly 80mm) then put 200mm rolls on top of this it will give a good level of insulation and also...

That was my fear, I will remove - in terms of putting insulation back is there anything I can put in which is more flexible than fibre insulation? I have seen polystyrene peanuts etc or small balls, is this a viable option?

Hello, I have been clearing out a section of my loft and discovered that it has been 'bordered' out with timber onto the joists when originally built, 1890ish. I don't want to remove the wood ideally as they look original and while cleaning I have found bits of old polystyrene packaging have...

Hello John, Which other dimensions would you like to know? I beleive all of the joists are at 330mm centers and 40mmx94mm room 1 joists are roughly 3.5m in length, with a few a little longer to accommodate bay window and room 2 are all 3.2m

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