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Thanks, bit nervous about taking a wire brush to the resin in case it damages further - I've got a wire brush I use for cleaning my files and rasps but the wire is pretty thick and sturdy How about a metal washing up scourer?

Hello all, we have just had a resin driveway done and just a few weeks after being completed a delivery guy has dropped a pallet of stones off for us and one of the stones has been dragged across the driveway and left a white mark which just doesn't go away - Its been rained on numerous times...

I didn't notice it being so, but now I'm worried - will check it out, we have insulation between the joists which is the minimum recommended and we recently had the loft boarded but the boards were laid directly onto the joists instead of on risers...

Thanks - looks exactly like the stuff I've just been using. He was a lot more delicate and tidy with his application though, I basically just stuffed it all in there but seems to be doing the job

This is the loft hatch in question...

Thanks, I've had a go with some cheap Chinese made weatherstrip found on amazon Stuffed some under the skirt using a wall scraper and already made a noticeable difference. Gap is lot less than I realised, max 2mm so think I can live without the silicone finish

Hi, I want to draught proof and insulate my hinged loft hatch - i've bought some foil insulation to stick on the inside of the hatch on the door that swings down... The foil is quite thin, my plan was to staple it to the wood to fix in place along with some aluminium tape which I was going to...

I'm in no way an expert here but if the wallpaper looks like a good surface free of any lumps or whatever you could paint over it - but probably need to use Zinsser or similar first if you don't want the pattern to show through. It will probably have a different texture depending on the paper...

Problem is the decking doesn't get the sun and just doesn't seem to be drying... doesn't it need to be completely dry for oiling or staining? Will the wood likely rot if I leave it until spring next year?

Hello, we have a log cabin with wooden decking outside at the front The decking is currently un-stained and the type with the grooves that run the lengths of the decking panels. With the weather constantly raining, the decking has been getting soaked - Is it bad to leave it un-stained and...

Has anyone had any experience or advice using Thermawrap for insulation: https://www.toolstation.com/thermawrap-self-adhesive-shed-insulation/p69456 Would this work with the flexing timbers and would it need a breathable membrane before it? Then I could somehow put a boarding in front of it to...

Thanks - so if I have this right, idea would be to put breathable membrane first on timber tongue and groove walls. Then, put a vertical batten and a slatted section to affix Celotex 50mm insulation to the wall and allow it to move up and down as the timbers flex... Finally, instead of...

As we are getting into the winter months, I'm looking back at getting our cabin insulated - thanks for all the advice so far From what I have read, the best option I think would be to fix treated wooden battens to the top horizontal timber of the cabin, with slotted holes further down which...

Installer has now cut a hole in the insulation but found the wall to be hollow where they have cut so having to do another hole above the original... We will now have to fill the hole below and patch render over it. I'm dreading the end result - it doesn't look good so far What do you think?

Hello, We are currently having a garden awning installed to external wall of our house and to do so, the installers will need to drill holes and insert long joists into the wall to hold the awning It's currently tipping it down, is it a bad idea to do this in the rain in terms of water ingress...