Recent content by puri

Totally agree in regards to ventilation. I'm going to secure the bricks somehow because I am paranoid, it doesnt take much to push them over. And perhaps mesh over the holes to prevent birds and mice from intruding. Many thanks for taking time to respond. Ah, yes there are telltale signs of a...

BTW, in one area the brick was completey coming away so I installed a new soldier course to close the height and adding some mesh in lieu of a proper soffit which I don't have. Bricks were glued to the wall plate using hybrid polymer Dura+ and these mesh is just friction fit against rafters and...

My property is old vicotiran house in a London borough built in 1889. The loft has a course of brickwork laid on the wall plates and appear to have been stuck down with lime mortar. The bricks are moving and the mortar is crumbling and lots of gaps appear everywhere. It is obvious the mortar...

Hi, what kind of chimney cowl is available to prevent mice from entering, given mice can squeeze through 6-7mm holes? We have 3 gas chimneys in old vicortian semi we are looking to protect from mice entering. Thanks

Going to let the photos do all the talking but I am not sure how these screws appear to have slid out of the wall. If I want to put the pole up in same position again, do I need to use some special compound like this one by Toupret? https://www.toupret.co.uk/joint-skim-fill.html Or mount the...

Awesome I wasn't aware of these kits will definitely use when in doubt. Thanks to this forum I have learned about lath and plaster by googling it and watching YouTube videos and now more confident going about my business in loft. Cheers everyone.

How can I check for asbestos? Can I call somebody in to survey? What is the process?

Hi, I am clearing out old loft insualtion and picking up debris along the way. House is Victorian in borough of London. Is this old insulation I am rolling up contain asbestos? And underneath the insulation this crumbling stuff between the loft joists - is this asbestos? Many thanks

I think my Shower might be contributing to some of this high usage. Here is a photo of my shower. I just measured the following: 1 min 12 seconds to fill 10 litres bucket using the hand shower head 50 seconds to fill 10 litres bucket using the rain shower head Is this considered high flow...

I live in West London, and water is supplied by Thames Water. I have an analogue water meter outside my property. Number of occupants: 3 adults Number bedrooms: 5 Property Type: End of terrace Rain water drainage: surface soil runoff Hot water system: * Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 637 Boiler *...

I never thought to use fence clips through the mortices instead of using arris rail mortice fence brackets which admittedly are a nightmare to deal with. Using clips as you described would indeed save me from having to install arris rails and batons. The biggest issue I have a lopsided...

I think these are the tools you rightly specified I shall need. Thank you. The first post as you enter driveway is lopsided I think when they were lifting the skip many many moons ago it could have knocked it over. I rather just renew everything and make it all look uniform. Finally, the...

How can I remove these concrete fence posts they are embedded in my concrete driveway. I am not comfortable using a jack hammer nor a large circular saw. I have this small saw: DeWalt DCS571N, would it be possible to use it to cut then out of place? When putting new fence posts in, I am...

Attached is photo of my kitchen switch. The 3rd light is not working as shown in the picture. Power is going to 3rd ceiling pendant when the 3rd switch is on and stops when 3rd switch is off. But the light itself does not go on. The 1st and 2nd lights are working fine. I have since...