Recent content by olas

cheers, Ideally I don't want to use brick but that may have to be the solutions. Been doing a bit of reasearch to see if I can use not porus stone as I don;t think this will have the same problems. Cheers anyway. oals

Sorry I didn't make myself clear. I meant wood and kept the origional wood colour. Probably a darkish stain. :D

Hi, I was hoping someone may have an opinion on this. Would wooden facias, White wood grain UPVC windows and black guttering look unsightly or would it look ok on a house. I am doing an extension. I have white windows and can't afford to change the lot to wood although I would love...

Hi, I have a load of stone that I want to build a bbq out of but I remember as a kids we foolishly used to light fires in the woods and throw stones on and and after a while they would explode in a big way. Has anyone build a BBQ from stone and had problems. Don't really want to use...

Many thanks for your info. Much appreciated. I hear you can have them with fake puttey to give them an even better look. thanks again

Hi has anyone used or seen these. Any idea what extra cost would be. Would it be the normal 15% increase for say wood effect. Anyone think they look good or just a bad effort at wood effect. Love wood but just don't want the upkeep of timber and the additional cost. Also part of the...

Hi, I was hoping for some advice. I am looking to paint the house but the original paints are peeling and cracked right to the masonry. Some advice would be greatly appreciated. I am thinking. that I should. Power wash the lot. Scrape off what I can. Fill Cracks with masonry filler...

Does anyone know if a Hip or Hipped roof can be built so that the beams are exposed and roof lights put in. Roof to cover 7x3.5 meters and adjoined to gable wall.