Recent content by old486whizz

Heya guys, Outside my back door, I have some old bad paving, and a drain from the roof/kitchen which appears to have (due to a dip in the ground) a possibly collapsed clay pipe (the water fills up and overflows). So may plan: pull up the existing paving, replace the drain with a plastic bottle...

Thought I would add this video as a "something like this":

So - am I crazy or can I just use LVT (probably SBC) on the walls in a bathroom? The tiles are fairly waterproof (adding silicone into joints), they're light, can look like stone while being lighter, easy to cut+handle, can be used on the floor too, you can get corner joints or do the...

Heya guys, I have a shower over a bathtub, tiles on 3 walls, and a crack in the grouting going horizontally just above the first tile above the bath on 2 walls out of three. I thought at first, just normal movement over time - dig out the grout and redo it, so I got some supplies to do that...

Ah right, I was wondering if it was salts.. I got a sneezing attack earlier while wiping witt vinegar and thought maybe it was spores as it called down when I moved into a room far away. I will keep an eye on it over months, and have stuck a dehumidifier infront of it just to see how damp the...

Just attaching some pictures to help - very small growth right now, but this is after 10 hours:

Heya guys, know there's a fair few topics on this already, been looking through but this one is confusing to me. Due to the recent deluge of rain and wind in the UK, I had some guttering overflowing in a corner and running down the wall. This got in through cracks/etc and seeped across the...

Heya guys, Just posting this here as seeking advice really. My father recently had a visit from a broadband service looking to install fiber to his property, built in the mid-to-late 80s. Now I understand if a fair bit of the newer builds are timber-framed houses, and probably use cellotex /...

Thanks for asking.. Floating looks the best, so that is the initial plan. -- old486whizz

Heya guys, Firstly sorry for asking what seems like another repeated subject - I did a forum Search but the questions I had didn't seem to get answered. TLDR; the alcove dimensions are 140cm wide, 30cm deep. Plan to use 2x25cm metal shelf supports, sides and back, 12mm plywood top, 3.6mm...

So, the guys that worked on my house previously put an extractor fan (MG100T I think) that just vented into the attic. I'm trying to insulate now (yes they didn't put insulation down), and so I'm thinking that a ~90 degree turn + 100mm -> 110mmx54mm insulated solid rectangle ducting, coming out...

Heya guys, I have a chimney breast, was going to hand a TV on it, however I didn't know previous decorators plastered over what seems like pebbledash (when drilling in the first 1/2 inch has random pebbles/stones with maybe sandstone or something). Anyway, the first hole went ok to a point, and...

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Deffo getting up there when I have a chance! Guitar_man is correct, leaking is close-ish to the (telephone I thought - but possible tv) splitter box, so deffo suspect. If the roof of the top bay was compromised I would expect damp/signs on the 1st floor, but I...

Heya guys, I'm trying to find info + solutions but being new to owning a house I am struggling getting the right info etc, maybe I'm searching for the wrong terms - hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction. I have recently purchased a ~1900s Victorian mid-terrace, the bay...