Recent content by diymyself

6-12k for a property rewire is totally excessive, especially when the property is an open building site with easy access to joists and such for cable routing. Nevertheless, I've had quotes where I was charged per power point or per light regardless of the work involved. heck, once I even told...

On my 1st floor, the bricks (now exposed and plaster removed) are very crumbly and sandy- I cant fix anything to them via nail or screw without the bricks crumbling. I had planned to batten the walls to install new drylining but now I do not see how this is possible. I thought about...

Hi I removed ALL of the damp proofing (which didn't work) cement plaster (which was up to 2 inches thick) from my internal brick walls. The bricks are very damaged- the plaster took not just faces but random chunks of brick, all over the place. What to do ? I could: a) Leave it all...