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Hotrod, it is - thought that that post had died! Will take some pictures tonight and post them.

woody we did have a bit of mould, which i put down to decorating prior to the walls be fuly dry with vinyl paint. have now stripped off the paint (it came off in strips) and the wall has now marks and feels dry but i still have the damp smell in the room

We recently had a gutter come off the roof, which meant that the internal face of the external wall started to get damp, which had just been newly plastered. Guttering is all fixed, external wall is dry and I applied some stain block to the plaster and painted. however, got some mould on...

The cause has definitely been fixed - it was due to the gutters coming down, but now they have been rlaced, the external wall has dried out completely. It was an over skim of the existing plaster.

We lost some guttering at the beginning of the year due to the heavy snow and at the same time had a wc on the external wall replastered. We did have some damp come through the new plaster to the external wall and as gutters had been replaced and the externall wall had dried out, I used some...

was plannig to use indian sandstone, with a mixture of sizes, the largest being 560 x 700. if i use a wet mix, what mix and consistency should I be mixing to? also, do i use builders sand?

it is just for foot traffic, table and chair and the kids to play on, so no vehicles. if you wouldnt use a dry mix, what would you use? have been looking at pavingexpert, which seems to be a good source of info, but even then, they still suggest differing methods?! what to do a proper...

In the process of building a patio, retained on 3 sides by stone garden Walls and on the 4th side by a new retaining wall. Currently building up to the right levels with my sub base, some type 1, which I intend to compact with a vibro plate. Question is, how much should I expect the sub...

Ladylola, thanks, pretty much exactly what I had been thinking of doing, but without the fancy woodwork at the top section, just a regular opening to take wired glass. I am not technical enough to cut mortice and tenon joints, hence my thought of half lap joints (not sure if i have the right...

I am trying to convert some DVDs intothe right format to view on an iPad through iTunes. Have downloaded a free DVD decryptor, whichworks fine and takes about 10 minute to work on a DVD. Then have downloaded Videora iPad Convertor to convert the files into the right format/file type to...

Don't keep it a secret then! Don't mind a bit extra work to get it right. I do have another doorway which has been infilled and skimmed and it's cracked round where the door used to be, so would prefer to avoid this happening here.

I was thinking about making a door for the garage, back door, so pedestrian sized! Initial thought was to have a window in the top third, with a cross member below this and the t&g for the bottom 2 thirds. Had thought that the joints could be half cut joints (possibly have the terminology...

I plan to board over a cupboard to the same level as the surrounding walls. Once I stud out the opening and fix the plasterboard, do I need to get it skimmed or can I fill the joints and sand to get decent finish? The walls will be papered with lining paper afterwards. If I go down the...

AM plannign t oget the tv onto the wall after 2 years of having it sitting on a stand and was planning t ofit a swivel and tilt bracket. It will be position where I currently have a cupboard, which I plan to board over to make it part of the surround wall - stud it out, 18 mm mdf or ply, then...

we have upvc sash and case windows and the wife would like stops to the windows so that she can leave the windows open without the fear of the kids opening the windows further and jumping out! anyone any ideas where i can source something like this? I guess it would need to fix to the...

I have a passageway leading to the rear garage door (pedestrian size) which is bound on one side by the house side elevation, the opposite side by a 9ft high garden stone wall and at one end by the garage wall. previously, the passage way was covered by a corregated panel by this has since...

i found it, after googling. its a product call Colorcoat Urban, made by tata steel, apparently lease than half the price of a lead roof but very similar in appearance

Anyone know what the flat roofing material was that was used on Sunday's DIY SOS big build? It was a folded sheet material, looked a bit like a lead roof!