Recent content by justbigboned

Hi Wayners I'm not sure if the PVA is thinned or how it was prepared. I tried to sand it, but 120 grit just squeaks over it and makes no progress whatsoever, not even gumming the paper. I think the solution here is going to be a test patch and try the two options suggested by you good people

Absolutely this. Also, the claimed green credentials of EV's for its full life cycle are far from proven. There is also a very obvious problem with raw materials and the tiny little issue of access to charging points, people who live in terraced housing with no parking, flats, range, battery...

Would you not be concerned about a patchy finish if I apply only to the visible PVA? It would mean I was painting the outlines of squares in the centre of some walls, if you see what I mean.

Hi all, A plasterer recently performed quite extensive repair/infill work on some of our partition walls and elements of the ceiling. He used PVA when skimming. It's nice and smooth but not overly polished. The PVA extends to around 6" outside of the repaired areas and there is bare skim...

I can't delete the now somewhat irrelevant posts above, although I suppose they are related. In terms of which professional to approach I'd probably suggest a chartered surveyor. I'd have expected an issue like this to have been picked up during your survey at the time of purchase. Again, a...

Nevermind I can see it is.

Is that roofing felt thats visible below the deck level?

Below you can see where the tarmac abutts the brick wall. There is clear evidence of damp in the lower quarter of the brick work as moisture is unable to escape through the tarmac. It's surprisingly common, especially on properties that bound pavements on main roads, where the council slap the...

I've seen this a lot on properties where the tarmac runs right up to the exterior wall. Buildings need to breathe. If you have concrete paving slabs right up against the exterior wall, I'd suggest thats likely to be your problem. The moisture in the ground has nowhere to evaporate to so...

Afternoon, Following extensive water damage thanks to the original construction company tiling straight on to bare plasterboard in the shower area, I'm facing a bit of a tricky situation. I need to remove a single side of the 9mm plasterboard from the paramount board and then remove the...

Cheers everyone, ended up with a Duravit resin tray. Seems well made but fitting it is going to be a challenge.

I'm sorry, didn't mean to exclude any input. I'll check out the model of tray, thanks.

I don't have TV anymore, or even web ads, but for the many years I did, I often found that the brands who need to advertise are those that can't generate enough business by word of mouth. There are quality brands and there are poor quality brands, some are mixed, but generally not in my opinion...

Hello gents, Shower trays seem to be one of those items that aren't discussed too often. Without talking billionaires row or trays made from meteorites/diamonds, in a money no object scenario, what brand would you be looking at for a super premium shower tray that will last? So far Ive seen...

Afternoon, I'm hoping someone can offer some guidance. We have stripped out the bathroom in preparation for making it into a wet room, but the subfloor needs removing to access the pipework properly. We have also seen water damage to a partition wall bottom plate and the flooring itself, so...