Recent content by Rocks100

Hi, I managed to take a drone up but had limited signal so couldn’t have precise control, also got a ladder to get better inspection if the growth. Does this shed any further light on whether it’s dry rot or wet rot?

Yes I think it does look like a dry fruiting body, but I thought that mainly grows on timber so surprised to see on the wall albeit in the vent. What wound you suggest as best course of action? Check the area where the vent leads to I guess and see how far it has spread, would need fix the pipe...

Yes I think probably best, do you think just some anti fungal solution, stabiliser (maybe oil based) and 2 coats of paint would suffice? Thanks!

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Yes agreed, that definitely needs doing but if scaffold on is going to go up is it worth painting at the same time, the entire elevation is quite damp, I don’t think the old cement render has any waterproofing in it, hence why I’m thinking is it worth applying a coat of stabiliser and painting a...

Hi All, hoping for some advice on a potential job. The rear elevation of this building has damp issues, the existing drain pipe looks to need replacing but the walls seem to be just soaking up moisture in numerous areas especially at the lower walls. Reason I assume is that the stone work...

Any Advice appreciated!!!

Hi all, just wanted to get a few opinions please on best approach to get achieve a quality smooth finish on this elevation job. It needs quite a lot of work, was planning to get all the old flakey paint scraped off, treat with anti-fungal solution then seal thinly with Sandtex oil based...

Hi, thanks for reply, problem with tiles is there isn’t a natural end point so I don’t think will look great as they will be protruding noticeably also previously there were kind of upstanding at the bottom and they started cracking due to movement so trying to keep it simply with probably some...

Hi all, hoping someone can advise on best option please. We are doing a GRP roof on this balcony as it was previously leaking. We are fitting OSB boards at the moment but debating what ideally we should use to render the surrounding wall down to the floor area. We plan on bringing up the GRP...