Recent content by gardenque

Thank you very much for this. The render on the corner, which is easiest to access, looks pretty sound to me. It's the paint that seems to be in the worst state, which, considering it was last painted more than fifteen years ago, is hardly surprising. I don't want to take off render that's...

Spotted dick...

True enough. And just think of the many happy hours I'll spend staring at the new render, compared to a paltry week of sun, sangria and something else beginning with the same letter that I'm not allowed to say here...

Okay then, looks like new render followed by top coat. Help much appreciated everybody. Well there goes my holiday in the sun... sigh...

Thanks guys. My information is that the render is fairly sound and it's just the fact that the house hasn't been painted for so long that is causing the flaking and water ingress. I've read a lot about paint made by Emperor, who say their products last for 25 years. Sounds too good to be true to...

Sorry, yes - solid walls. House built in the 1950s.

Hi everybody. I am currently collecting quotes for painting the outside of my dormer bungalow. The house was last painted a long time ago and some of the old paint is flaking off the two gable ends, which bear the brunt of the weather (see photo for the worst wall). I am fairly sure that the...

Hi everybody. Well, I looked at a few other suppliers' vertical composite cladding and they all assured me that it was fine to use it on wooden buildings. Eurocell, manufacturers of Coastline Composite vertical cladding, responded to my email enquiry by saying that their vertical cladding has...

Thanks everybody. I'll dig around a bit and get back to you.

They do provide these in the installation guide but I can't really see what difference it makes. The weight of the composite panels is the obvious clue, I'd have thought. I shall get on to Eurocell and see what they have to say. Thank you for responding so quickly.

Hi everybody. This is my first post, so please be gentle.... I have a bungalow with a dormer running across its full length. The two-room dormer was built in 1985 and now the wooden cladding and the windows both need replacing. I was intending to have it clad in Eurocell Coastline composite...