Hi. I'm tiling my bathroom from floor to ceiling and was told to use a watered down PVA solution before tiling. I have PVA the walls but reading online, it is not recommended by some but is recommended by others. Will it be ok? Should I have used a Tile Primer? If so then can I apply the tile...
Hi. Just started our bathroom and had the ceiling plastered and its almost ready to paint. My neighbour said about using a exterior masonary paint. Is this a good idea or is there anything better available?
Someone ask how thick the membrane used on the roof was. I said it was Tyvek Premium but didn't seem to be too thick. Said that if I had a thicker felt or membrane then when the baton gets nailed down, it would be compressed and sealed fairly tightish where as the thinner stuff perhaps doesn't...
Bit of an update. Roofer came round and looked in loft. Was baffled as to why the water was coming in onto the beams. Definitely coming through where baton nailed to beam. Got a ladder and we got on roof and checked roughly where the problem was. Removed a section of tiles and batons were dry...
Hi ya. Our neighbours over the road have a new roof and they have 12 courses like mine. I know that he used that Tyvek membrane. I also noticed it was pretty condensation in the loft the over morning. Can I do anything to reduce the condensation? Its meant to be a breathable membrane. I told...
Hopefully he will find the problem today. I suppose the first thing he will do is inspect the outside tiles and ridges. If that all looks ok then god knows. It seems strange its on the back and side only.
Looking at the pics I took when I went up there, I can't see any signs of tape but the rain isn't coming in between the overlaps of the membrane. It seems to be seeping in where they had nail the baton to the beam. Beams I don't think were damp before. I put my hand betwen the beam and membrane...
I have phoned him and he is coming back tomorrow. A few people I work said the wind may have blown rain up under the tiles. It only seems like two sides are like it. I will see what he says tomorrow.
Hi. Just had our roof refelted, baton and new tiles fitted on our house about 2-3 weeks ago. We have had heavy rain and wind today and I went to put something in loft and just as I exited I notice the beam was wet. The membrane had a little wet patch by it where the baton gets nailed. I noticed...
Hi. Gonna be getting a new roof and the roofer said our double roman roof tiles that have a black coating on are worthless but have heard they are worth a bit? Will I get good money for them? There has got to be about 800 up there.