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I am repointing a 60's brick house, i have been using a 4:1 cament sand with 1 part lime, somebody said i shouldnt use lime but he did not know why. Have i made a mistake or is it ok.

I am repointing a 60's brick house, i have been using a 4:1 cament sand with 1 part lime, somebody said i shouldnt use lime but he did not know why. Have i made a mistake or is it ok.

i have had a survey done on my next house and it states the roof is near the end of its time. the external area of the house is 118m2 and the roof is 4 sided and is made from belgian red clay tiles, any idea what it would cost to replace it all with something similar

the house is in england

i have moved sockets added spurs and in one case lengthened the wires to allow the repositioning of sockets in my new kitchen. is this notifiable

thanks festa sounds like that is the way to go, i will get one arranged tomorrow

thanks spark, what is involved in doing the periodic inspection report and would it provide the required certificate to keep a conveyancer happy . i am in england

dont see why i am being a tosser, i only asked a question

i am asking a sensible question, i dont need a smart alec coming on telling me about what letters the namby pamby goverment say we should have attached to your trade. i am more than capable ofdoing the work i did, and lets face it its been in a year now with no probs. what i need to know is if...

yes unfortunatly it is the new wiring colour

in 2006 i did alot of rewiring in my kitchen, there is nothing wrong with it and all is safely done. but! i am now selling my house and the conveyancor wants to know if any electrical work was done post jan 2005, bearing in mind the wiring is behind tiling etc can a certificate be issued or is...

yep i taped the joints, there is no need to skim the whole surface i just need to know which primer

i have now finished boarding my ceiling, and i have filled the joints. what is required to prime the boards for painting, i know gypsum do a primer but i can not find any, will emulsion do the same job

hi, the pipe wont be wall mounted it will be buried in the plasterboard. the plumber is corgi registered. i have just run new pipe work and havent touched the old pipework i was going to get him to do all the tieing in. hope that helps.

i have moved the hob in my kitchen to a different wall. i have made up a new length of pipe that runs across the ceiling and down the wall with the hob on. the length that runs down the wall has a dog leg in and runs about 20 cms from the side of the hob, then goes below the hob level and runs...