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The wall looks wet too, is it just one wall that is wet, perhaps caused by the window? Definitely needs raising up on bearers regardless.

Yeah those lumps and dents look like they carry on beyond the corners, the whole pic is like it. Is the whole ceiling/wall like it? Do you want to make the whole thing flat? Agree about scraping/sanding/filling if its the corners, but if its the whole room you might want to knock all the high...

Nice! My garage stays very cool so I might get away with a heat-only setup like the insulated box idea.

Personally I'd be surprised if it were structural from what you've said. If there are no vertical cracks and the floors aren't sagging near where the ceiling cracks are, it's probably just cosmetic. I've had these cracks all over my house where the ceiling and wall plasterboard are loosely...

You're unlikely to stop water running into the cabin if its laid on a flat patio that is bigger than the cabin. Is there any way you could lever the structure up and slide some concrete blocks under it to raise it off the patio surface?

I don't think any grab adhesive is likely to provide any extra grab than a high-grab tile adhesive tbh. I've always just used a wedged batten - it is an awkward job by yourself at the best of times!

Can you cut a batten to the width of the reveal, place it across the tiles, and then support that on 2 battens wedged against the sill/stool? Obviously don't wedge them too tight or it'll crack them. You can possibly temporarily hold the tiles up with some tape whilst you position the batten.

Assuming paving slabs aren't laid yet and are to be exactly the same footprint as the shed, you could put the dpm under the concrete/mortar bed, lay the slabs higher than the ground level, lap the DPM up the sides of the slabs and staple it to the side of the wall sole plate. Then just use the...

Is it showing through by colour or by being raised / dented? If its the level, I can only assume that it wasn't sanded completely flat, or that remaining sections of paint have started to lift after being subjected to the new paint. Did you use chemical stripper? If any residue remains, it can...

I do a bit of all-grain brewing occasionally. The goal for me is just to have fun rather than make cheap beer. I buy the milled grain, mash in a converted coolbox, do all my heating on an outdoor gas stove, ferment in plastic bucket or glass carboy, and bottle into glass swing-top bottles. I...

123 should work but I've never used it over caulk myself. Hopefully there's another forum user out there who has.

In the pictures it looks like the coving is quite well painted, e.g. no big lumps / drips. Is this the case throughout? Some tests you can do on a small area - Give it a gentle scrape with a filling knife or even your finger nail, does the paint peel? We need to ensure the existing paint is...

Can you see it face-on, or more when you look across it? Did you paint the patch or paint the whole wall? Could be the new paint is 'cleaner' than the rest, also the texture of the caulk is different which can make the colour look different. Any kind of paint 'touch in' tends to be visible when...

I found this irritating too - the Armstead was always my go-to. Over £40 a tin at Dulux I see. I've previously been recommended Bedec Satin by @Wayners as a replacement which is about £30 for 2.5L from toolstation. Not used it myself yet.

Yes I guess that is possible. I was hoping if I avoided bearers I could avoid a timber floor entirely though, and use the slabs as the floor. The gravel would make that awkward.

I did think about laying the slabs exactly to size, yes, but I'd need to cut the final slab which is a job I could do without!

Bit of a bump but also an update and further question... Decided to lay on slabs as that's what I'm comfortable laying. Next question: Do I need the put the shed on bearers? I've seen loads of people building sheds directly onto a base around 4" bigger all around than the shed footprint...

Sharp sand for laying slabs (generally 5&1 mix, altho maybe 4&1 in your case considering the weight of the water in the hot tub), the grains are jagged and interlock forming a solid layer, especially when laying it thick for a patio. Building sand has smooth grains, tends to crack at depth, and...

This sounds plausible thanks.

Interesting, had not thought of that. I'd be surprised though, the house does groan a bit like most timber structures, and the upstairs floor transmits plenty of sound. It does seem weird tho to have something like this sandwiched into a load-bearing part of the structure.