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Builder201, And good luck to the OP's if the above is your version of helping a fellow DIY'er.

I hope that you dont mind me making a few remarks - do with them what you will ... 1.If the proposed conservatory comes out beyond the bay it meets the (sliding/patio?) door on the left hand side of the pic. 2. Roughly, how do you see the conservatory footprint? A knock thro from the...

darrington, I know precisely who i am, a general contractor with years of experience, (and qualifications) in plastering, among other trades. I also argue against technicalities, eg. bad advice, not the man. I dont find "old render" hard to drill into. Where do you pull the "proper...

Builder2011, still with respect: You say "no requirement to make good the existing wall cover" then why have you spent a paragraph writing about making good the existing wall cover? I raised six points above & you have not answered a single one. I would suggest that you apply a...

Your hearth appears to be sitting on wood.

With respect Builder 2011, 1. The state and composition of the wall(s) surface materials is described above. 2. S&C has already been applied indicating a damp situation or location. No "base plaster" is required. 3. "Cement" (whatever that means) in a render is not "quite hard to...

Use S&C and apply it in two coats of 1/2" each. Knock off any loose material. Search on this forum for the mix ratio's - its been covered umpteen times.

Thats a great job. If you dont mind me saying so, well done. The kids will remember it all their lives, their mates too, & be telling their kids what they used to get up to in their play house - (midnight feasts?)

If you post this in the Building forum you will get more, & more professional, replies.

1. Ref the HETAS visit: what does "the chimney OK" mean? Did the HETAS sweep and smoke test the flue(s)? 2. When the gas supply was "capped off" was the gas installation tested? 3. Gas pipework is still present in the fire opening. Best practice is to isolate ( cap or plug) the abandoned...

steve is being cruel but well correct. AAMOI: you could make yourself two simple staffs - lengths of wood, say, 1 1/2" x 1/2" by the exact length of the p/board and one the exact width of the board. These will allow you to staff out (no struggling with the sheets) where your boards are...

google: "popular mechanics" how to build a circular saw straight guide.

The timber must be mechanically fixed - not glued. Locate your bed courses and drill and plug them if the brick is too hard. Check the gov building regs for proximity of wood lintels etc. to an open solid fuel fire and flue. Check the same regs, or research...

Use the search facility to search for "fender walls". The joist in question is trimming the fender wall and is probably unprotected by any DPC barrier from contact with damp soil or brickwork. Check there are no pipes or cables below and cut back, and replace, the damaged T&G boards. If...

mfarrow, good point but not exactly accurate. The OP had mentioned that the work was carried out three months ago, and signs of leakage had only revealed yesterday at precisely 12.30pm. Historic, weeping leaks rarely, suddenly manifest in two or three places at once in a couple of rooms. In...

As a DIY'er you would be well advised to float the floor. Depending on how the hallway meets the larger room you might "have" to change direction anyway? Any good floorlayer knows how to blend-in a transition, a flow thro, or a change of direction with or without a transition strip/bar...

Do you live in the countryside? Even just after the war, it was rare for a thin screed to be laid on sand as the base floor. However, i take it that damp is not a problem? If so, simply make good to the screed and leave well alone. No grinding necessary. search this forum with: "floating...

Do you have a solid fuel open fire in place at the moment? Is it in use? What are the dimensions of the fire opening in the c/breast, and the dimensions of the front hearth outside the c/breast? Look at the bottom of this page at similar Posts and research them. All the info. required...

Its imposible to conventionally inject a chemical DPC (FWIW), and intensive labour to install a mechanical DPC eg. a lead sheet barrier, in a random stone or random rubble wall. Your walls seem to have had three or four different render applications, at various times. Perhaps, on some...

The missing chunk has exposed rendering that appears to have lost its backing. Whatever hit the corner has sent cracks shooting out. The Tyrolean render application was applied amateurishly, and has not taken. The paint is the wrong kind of paint. To merely fill the missing chunk you...