Recent content by Plasterer1968

Thanks Woody! I've seen in some other 'Stainless steel' H cowl sales they come with jubilee clips since posting. How long would you give the mild steel against the elements?? It has a return within 14 day trial, just want to get something to work. I've tried a UFO cowl and Colt Roto...

You may not source the damp. The way I have advised is the same as a cellar but in a smaller degree. FWIW I have carried this method out with SBR as well as Wickes cheaper solution on 2ft thick cottage walls without cavities. Still no damp after 5 years. If you get a specialist in with...

Hi! I need to fit a anti down-draught mild steel H cowl to my exiting clay chimney pot. The internal diameter is 8.5". The cowl I am purchasing is 8". Do I secure it with silicone, sand and cement?? Any ideas??

Lack of heat could be the issue! My bungalow previous owner decided to blck every air brick with silicone as well as screw every window shut. It has cavity wall insulation too which does n't let the house breath.. A hour blast of heat in the morning and evening doesn't help in my house with...

I have remedied walls as you descibed with complete customer satisfaction. Where I have not has been due I think to how the customer carried out the initial important process. Ok, if you can't plaster this may not please you. But read on! Wickes sell a 'anti-damp bitumen' £14.00ish paint...

Ideally I would've painted the brick wall with liquid bitumen (SBR, Wickes Damproof Liquid Bitumen) and then rendered with sand/cement to be double sure etc. Sounds like a 3:1 (sand:cement with waterproofer) which is suffice. However, if you penetrate behind the new render with nails or...

Hi! I have taken out a coal fire which was great but as most of the heat goes up the chimney I bought a multi-fuel burner. The flow of air up the chimney did suffer down draft with the coal fire at first (3 years ago) but a UFO downdraft cowl sorted the problem. I have taken approx 1sq...