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    Pebbledash with an irregular DPC

    This is an idea I had, but I'd value your comments. - Pebbledash down to the bellcast bead (shown in blue). - Make a plinth below the yellow line. - To avoid bridging the DPC at the wiggles, scribe a gap in the plinth.
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    Pebbledash with an irregular DPC

    We're having the wall of our house re-pebbledashed. It's a 1930s house with a 9" solid wall. Our renderer has taken the old pebbledash off and the idea is to fit a bellcast bead above the DPC and pebbledash above that and fit a plinth below it. However, where the house was extended maybe 50...
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    Mark on exterior veneer - worm?

    The other day I noticed a curious long mark on the veneer of a wall mounted loudspeaker. From what I can see, the speaker is made from chipboard finished with a veneer. Have you seen anything like this before? I'm wondering if there's a worm or beetle working it's way along the wood. There seems...
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