Search results

Thanks. Does it matter if I use a straight coupler to extend or use an s-bend coupler so I can run the extended bit along the junction where a roof meets the wall on top of the lead flushing?

My guttering need sorting. The down pipe chuck the rainwater on the single story extension roof and is soaking the adjascent external wall. What's the best way of sorting it? Thanks in advance for your advice

There's a little bit of damp just under the window but hard to see in pic, see attached. I also cleaned up the tip of the sill and took a pic. It is very possible that the water is coming in through the lead flushing but it's like to be made worse by the downpipe that is chucking lots of water...

The pointing and flushing are not something I can do myself. The whole of the outside of the house is pointed with sand/cement mix. I can get someone to look at the flushing. What would be the right way of doing it so if I get it done I know what to ask for? I would like to start with this sill...

The window sills outside my windows have deteriorated. One is cracked the others seem in one piece (and have possibly become porous). It was painted with masonary paint but that has peeled off. I'd like to repair it rather than replace it. Here is how I thought of doing it: chisle off any loose...

My hearth needs repairing, the concrete edges have broken off when I changed the flooring around it. Do I make a form and fill the missing bits as is with sand and cement + Or do I need to chisel off a bit more of the old concrete to make the repair stronger? mix? Do I need to add a polymer to...

The hearth needs repairing, the concrete edges have broken off when I changed the flooring around it. Do I make a form and fill the missing bits as is with sand and cement + Or do I need to chisel off a bit more of the old concrete to make the repair stronger? mix? Do I need to add a polymer to...

I got Cover Stain and applied the first coat. The description says it may be used under any solvent-based or water-based topcoat. But the person in the paint shop said that it will peel off if I use a water-based topcoat. What is your advice?

It's buckelled and shrunk

Thanks all for the advice. I'll try to find a replacement door then

Swapping it could be an idea. Yes, of course, it is probably vinyl wrap. Probably had a kettle underneath and that is why it peeled off I will look again for the manufacturer's name just in case but I haven't found it when I looked before.

Do you mean you had the same door or the same problem? Do you happen to know what the Howdens range of my door is called so I can look for a match? I'll try to use a strong PVA and see how it comes out. Is this what you would call a strong PVA or would you recommend something different?

My kitchen cabinet door laminate has come off. The kitchen is of an unknown make. The door dimensions are 500 mm x 715 mm. I was wondering whether I could glue back the laminate and if so what glue to use? Alternatively, if anyone knows who makes this door and where I could get a replacement...

Will this paint do the trick?

E It's a party wall so the other side is the neighboring flat

The new paint is matt emultsion but I don't think the wall was previously painted with silk emultion but I can't be certain. There may have been filler used before painting but I'm not sure about that either. The stains coming through may be damp from an old leak that was fixed. Wall may not be...

My flat has been repainted a week or so ago and this bit here the new paint is peeling off. It's not new plaster. Can anyone say why this happened.

Just to clarify the door isn't varnished it's stained

Could you please advise what itercom unit I can use to replace the existing one? I've see different post saying thst there are different kinds of intercoms so just wanted to check with you knowledgeable people to ensure that I don't purchase rhe wrong one.

I removed the old paint and sanded it back to bare wood. Do I need to use a primer and an undercoat before painting it white?