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i mean is that a crap way to fix the crack line and won't last very long compared to buying a new piece of felt and put it on top of the crack line for example?

are you saying that if I paint over the crack line with the bostick compound repair it won't be a permanent solution? this one

the crack line is only 1mm to 2mm wide so that seems a bit much to fix that? but yeah, that would be the best solution. i am looking for an easy quick fix.

I have a 5ft shed in the garden that has a roofing felt. The fold along one side has a line going down the fold where the fold is. Water is getting in though this crack line and I was thinking of painting over the crack with bostik roof repair compound, which I already have at home. Is there...

It is only a small piece, 30cm x 25 cm, so as you say, it won't weigh much. It is fine to get it stuck with no more nails but whether that will hold with different temperatures as this is external. I will also be using the tough double sided tape to help hold it in place while the adhesive...

Thank you. I was thinking those "no more nails" may also work? This is the perspex sheet that I was thinking of getting. They cut to size as needed. 3mm thick HDPE pieces. I also have double sided tape that people use to stick vinyl down on to the floor, which I was thinking of using to...

The roof was old and leaking so the soffit has become rotten and has been repaired in several places with patches of plywood. I had part of the roof replaced but they were cowboys, increasing the price quoted all the time, so I just wanted to get rid of them and did not want to instuct them to...

I think you can buy plastic pieces on ebay. I guess as they are lighter, the wood glue would work? What sort of glue do you advise to bond plastic to the painted soffit I have now? I have gorilla expoxy glue. I think that would work well?

My friend, who is not a roofer, says he would advise a plastic piece cut to size and stuck with glue. He says it will be easier than screws. What do you think of this idea?

I have a hole in my soffit as shown in the photo. The soffit looks to be made of chip board as the bit that fell off is also shown. There are a couple of small birds inside the loft and they have made this hole from a smaller hole! What is the easiest way to cover this hole? Thanks

You are right. It is confusing, so I have started a new thread.

This is what confuses me. It does switch on when I connect the PL or SL on its own but then it switches off within a few seconds. And as much as I wave my hand in front of the PIR, the light won't turn back on so I don't know if it is faulty. I can't see why it would turn on and then stay...

I bought a new PIR floodlight, which has L, N and E connections. My existing floodlight is an old one which can work as permanent light, or as PIR and so it had 4 cables and not 3. This is the old wiring. I tried with the SL isolated and with the PL isolated and with both SL and PL connected...

how would that help?

So I finally got round to doing this job! And it doesn't work :( First I tried to isolate the switched live cable in a block and forget about it. The light switches on when the power is back but then it switches off and I can't get it to switch on again by moving about in front of the motion...

Very true, but I am tight :LOL: and if it is something that I already have that will do the trick, then that will be better. The property will be fully refurbised as it is sold with need of refurbishment, so this is just to make it less of an eye sore when people come to view as the rest of the...

this is the one i have. it is gloss finish so i think it will be oil based rather than water based...

yeah, i saw that product at toolstation and it will work fine for what i need. i was thinking as unsually, the wall and ceilings are concrete instead of the normal plaster, does it still require the stain blocker? i don't have oil based undercoat unfortunately, only water based, so that is no...

Will look for that. There is no hurry, so I can do the undercoat and then leave it for a couple of weeks even before I paint over the top of it. As it is concrete, I may need a few layers.

I had a leak in the bathroom through the ceiling and onto the wall. I want to paint over it when it is fully dry. I am selling the property so want to paint over the stains. The wall and ceiling is actually concrete! Can anyone recommend a cheap but good stain blocker please? Thanks