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Thank you Mike and Nige, kit does all make sense. Woud the solution be to use a strongboy (?) to support the wall, dig under wall and backfill to create a footing OR The cracks extend from the outer wall to a doorway (on both affected walls. Could we use the strongboys, excavate at the...

That makes sense. There ARE trees around. What is the remedy? Is it a question of digging under wall and back filling a footing? Would you know if this is likley to be covered under insurance?

I have two walls running in the same direction, between 2 bedrooms and a lomnge. Cracks have apearde on both sides of both walls, starting from the outside walll that abutts. They extend about 2 metres each. I gave spoken to the Ins Co, who say it can't be subsidence, because there are no...

I am not a plumber, but have tried to follow this, as my son had heating fitted a few months go, and it is really noisy (in my opinion). The plumber is supposeed to be coming back, but has twice not turned up. As my son works and I don't, it's me that is sitting around all day! D Hailshams...

Ah. I think I understand exactly where you are going with this, Richard. They are 7mm ceramics, 300 x 400. I've been googling, and discovered the max is 20Kg/mtr sq., . It is actually my son that is doing his house up, and I just get called upon. (Oddly, the 2 plasterers we spoke to didn't...

[quote="jrplastering";p="1972252"]rich can he use an acrylic primer to help tileing over gypsum, im haveing a guess that hes useing cement based adhesive?? Interesting! Is that possible, it would save some greif?

You cannot tile over Bonding full stop Thank you all for your comments. I will have it skimmed.

How soon can one tile over new plaster (bonding only)? Thanks.

Sorry, No, you're quite right, and my manner of script was wrong. When I said Wickes didn't want to know, I meant they were not interested in sourcing any.

Thanks for reply. To be fair, it did only cost a fiver! It was labelled damaged, not strictly word correct, but if he can get some brackets at a reasonable cost, it will be worth it. Trouble is, it'l cost ME a fiver in deisel to take it back!

My son has bought a "cheap" bath, from Wickes, and has now discovered there are no brackets to push the top of the cradle in. Are these "standard" and are they available anywhere? Wickes, as you'd expect, don't want to know. Thanks in anticipation.