Recent content by McAhuna

Thanks Noseall, So are you saying that the whole window needs replacing? (They have been there about 10 years) Or would this builder's quote (for £500) solve the problem do you think? "Remove window cover beads, brickwork sill and old mortar and dispose. Supply and fit new tiles on a bed of...

You are right that a brick failed under the vertical bar. But two in a row also failed in the middle of the window (see pic below), so I think (and hope) that it is just a random coincidence. Once the bricks have gone like that, is there any simple way of setting them straight again? Or would we...

Thanks for the advice. When you say we've got a bigger project than just the window sill, do you mean we need to make sure the window (and house) is properly supported? I am really not confident removing tiles above. Some builders have suggested this "Remove window cover beads, brickwork sill...

I wonder if anyone can advise please? This is a bay window on a 1920s house. Some of the external window sill bricks are lifting (see picture) or coming loose. These bricks seem to bear a significant weight from above. There have been damp problems inside the room, and moisture is possibly...

Thanks all

Perhaps - but it is ironically worse now (on that particular patch) than it ever was when the insulation was present, so I suspect something else is going on. Also, pre-insulation removal the mould was black. this white flowery stuff has only appeared post removal of the cavity wall insulation.

You could be on to something here. Thanks Do you know how we tell for sure, or what is best to do about it?

Our 1920s semi had a damp problem. Failed/wet cavity wall insulation was identified as the cause, so we had the insulation removed. It was removed amid this damp winter and air-brick ventilation was installed on external walls to help it dry out in the longer term. But now, after it has been...

The science of it goes over my head - I don't understand why the yacht varnish wouldn't protect it.

I have some old interior silk paint to use up.....and some sea-facing beach hut doors to paint. If I paint the doors with primer, then the interior silk paint and finish with a layer of yacht varnish, will it work? ..and for how long, etc.

We were advised this would risk breaking the adjacent tiles, and the concrete may be covering up some unknown problem.

So we are doing the kitchen in our 1928 house. Under the old lino we find the original reddish quarry tiles. But they are in bad nick, covered in glue and one or two missing (replaced by concrete). It will cost £400-£600 to professionally clean and restore them, but they won't ever be perfect...

Firstly, thank you for your advice Vinn, it is much appreciated. I hear what you are saying. However, the issue that is holding me back is that this is the second hole I discovered. The first one I already filled in, but as the pic shows is was in a much less accessible position underneath the...

big-all, Looking again (see attached pic), the down pipe from the roof gutter serves both properties and flows into our drain as well as our neighbours drain. Would this count as a shared drain do you think?

Sure, here you are. The problem area is located by the photo date stamp in this picture. Thanks for looking at it. Q: Why the raised concrete platform aspect? A: Not sure what you mean here. The vertical bricks at the rear surround the drain. The 1.5foot area of horizontal concrete is actually...