Recent content by lostinthelight

I had a large gap to fill

I like things natural so would just lift and relay the loose ones then plant thymes and other low spreading aromatic plants between but realise that not to everyone's taste

Is it a single solid brick or stone wall?

Yes, I nail through the top board so as to just miss the top of board underneath

Agreed but worker nests still die in Autumn as they don't store food so op should be safe

Once they've raised they're queens to hibernate for next year's generation the workers will die . It shouldn't be too long now, some nests here are already empty.

25 years ago they were treated with better stuff than the p!$$ used today.

Get one that uses capacitors instead of conventional batteries

DG longevity in wooden frames is a bit hit and miss, any water that gets in the grove can't drain away causing seal breakdown. I had a hardwood conservatory and panels broke down often despite what I thought was well sealed

If the building was done professionally one would hope it was done to specs. The barns I've put up have 7x2 purlins 12ft long between the steels but when the sheets are stitched together, screwed down to timber with teks the load is distributed somewhat so for less demanding use/exposure...

Depends if .5 or .75mm sheets and how far between the timbers

If you use too wide a trowel and wet mix it'll spread on to the face of the bricks which will stain them. When pointing with lime you need to keep working it to keep it lively

If you have the right mix, tools and technique that's a 3-4 hour job, I can tell from the look you have quite a wet mix.

Draw a side elevation sketch with what your after

Yes, as you hit it with the brush it grinds the surface down so you only tap it lightly . I don't know the finish your after but old lime pointing has little course bits in it and tapping exposes them on the surface. I don't know your location but traditional building material suppliers selling...