Recent content by savvles

or more helpfully, try here: www.simplifydiy.com/walls-and-ceilings

quick look on Google... try this: http://www.grpdentil.co.uk/ext_radius_gutters.php

Surely a stain is literally only doing that; staining the wood a different colour, but not necessarily offering much protection? I'd do the wax, or even better, oil or varnish.

Asbetsos that's breaking down really is a hazard, but if you can't get it removed professionally, it's often better to leave it and do what's called 'encapsulating' which effectively glues it all together to stop the fibres drifting free. There's a good article here...

Hello. A quarter inch crack is a considerable one...especially if it keeps coming back. I know the royal institute of chartered surveyors (of which I am NOT a member) suggests subsidence should be investigated with cracks of 3mm (eigth of an inch) or more, so I'd try the info they have there on...