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concrete nail guns can be used for wood, but not wood nail guns for concrete. the concrete nails are usually a lot stronger than the nails generally used for wood. this is why the wood nails wouldn't work for concrete as the nails are too weak and the nail gun doesn't usually have enough power.

for the outside, do NOT use the same adhesives and grout as the inside of the house! remember that the outside needs to be capable of dealing with water and fog. therefore you should use 'exterior' or 'waterproof' grout and adhesives! only if you are completely certain that minimal water...

it's the same as with the smooth tiles. it's just a lot more difficult to get the access grout off the tiles before it dries. use a very wet cloth and squirt a lot of water onto the access grout and brush with the cloth until it's gone, just be careful to not take out the unintended grout! if...

go ask your local hardware store for the best chemicals for the job. pour into the plug and wait a few hours, you will then need to plunge again. try to rather plunge in such a way that the blockage will come out instead of deeper into the pipes (press down slowly and pull quickly to force it...

best would be to break down and place new DPC and build back up again using plaster with a bit of bonding liquid. the alternative is to take out only the stones and plaster and put it back with a new mix of plaster with bonding liquid. the bonding liquid will help to stop the water...

this seems like some sort of leakage. if the neighbor doesn't have the same problem, it might be that the leak is only on your side. since this is a very old house, the roof might not be properly sealed anymore and water is able to penetrate the roof. the water then makes its way down to the...

it is best to place insulation between the floor and the wood. the insulation will help to protect the wood from the floor itself and to give the wood a little bit of space to move as weight, age and wood settlement appears. best would be to take a sample of the wood or a photo to a local...

this might be because of a leaking pipe, built inside the wall or not. check any open pipes for leakage or look for walls that are 'peeling out'. this way you can be certain that water is either leaking from a pipe or fog is entering the walls. another possible reason is that fog is penetrating...