Recent content by scruffybiker

Just hack it off and replace in lime, its hygroscopic salts leaching out of the plaster which draws moisture into it when humidity levels rise. Ive got a few spots of this in my old victorian house. In places where water cant physically get! Its merely salts...

What an absolute pile of s**t, if that's the "quality" of the brickwork. Good luck. A snagging company would have a field day. Why do people buy these hell holes?

Terraced houses built on concrete slabs? **** me sideways. I can tell you something for free. Victorian and early era houses ARE NOT built on concrete . Corbelled stone or brick. Is all you will ever see .

Ok, thanks for the info. Shame there is no way to do it to regs still without creating more head height.

Hello, The way our roof is constructed, means the 2 x4 ceiling joists dont sit on the wall plate, but part way up the rafters, traditional roof consisting of a single purlin to each slope & 2 x 4 rafters & ceiling joists.. My wife wants to start a small business online and needs storage space...

get a quote to replace vera's cladding.

Call Ghostbusters

Get it rendered with a lime mix.

Hello , Whats the best primer to use on a upvc door so that I can paint it? Thanks

I had a terrible problem in my loft with condensation and we justcouldn't get rid of it. Turned out my bell of a neighbour had a tumble dryer venting inside the house....and as I live in a old terrace it was leaking through into our loft space.

How old is the house? Sometimes salts from the original open fires leach into the masonry then into the plaster. As the salt is hygroscopic it attracts moisture from the air. I had the same in my house. Salt damp

It hasnt fallen down yet - so I take it it's ok? Lol

Hello I've been hitting of some old plaster from my 100 year old fireplace as I wanted to expose the brick. But it seems the brick isn't great - not nice enough to expose anyway so will be plastering it. But I managed to take a larger chunk out one of the bricks. Is it possible to replace the...

Well it didn't call down lol

Also is a wire brush a good tool to clean the stone & brick? Thanks