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you have to polish with fine grade sandpaper, wipe it of with damp cloth, paint with water based primer/undercoat (you can get this 2in1 e.g. dulux), leave for 16h, go over again with sandpaper (grade 180- gently touch) and paint with your preferred finish paint ( eggshell, satin wood, gloss...

maybe I am stupid but have some experience and ideas so pls stop nasty comments and try to use your brain as well take a look on the drawing and scan of label from expanding foam hole in this size will be easy filled with cheapest foam for £6 (500ml) to prevent from running out- any...

If the chimney is capped, damp appears and goes when is raining, and also damp dust is dropping down- so this have to be condensation ! :)) of course if not, since I am working in building industry I never had a condensation problem on the chimney breast- this is nonsense ! I will still...

And how are you going to hold it in? :roll: when expanding foam hard, dig out 1 cm of it and fill with plaster- difficult? will hold with same strength as plasterboard

quickest way: cut bigger piece PB than the hole, on the middle of it places long screw (just for holding your piece) insert patch above the hole, mix bonding plaster (don't make it to wet) and prepare trowel, while holding screw with one hand- apply bonding plaster with another- it have to...

expanding foam and plaster :)

you should check your chimney stack- probably needs repointing, one of my clients had a water drip onto his ceiling about 10 inches from chimney breast and this was a reason Salute MINDEX

I am using sprayer http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9956459&fh_location=//catalog01/en_GB/categories%3C{9372012}/categories%3C{9372020}/categories%3C{9372099}/specificationsProductType=sprinklers___hoses/specificationsSpecificProductType=sprayers it does the work...

looks like water goes there from the connection between window sill and render- mastic will do the trick, other wise check your gutter and flat roof above bay window (water can run between window frames) you have to investigate from the outside as woody said Salute MINDEX

is nothing to do with flu pipe, I am sure if there is a leak problem, and it might come from combiboiler condensate pie (no visible on the elevation-why?), or is leaking one of the pipes underneath of the boiler- ask your neighbors and inspect from the pictures I can tell if water penetration...

I will need to see the picture of the damage- otherwise can't tell if this has been caused by the rain water of water condensation on cold wall, if wall is effected by the water- you will need to treat it with wall seal and this will solve the problem if not I have a better option for you...

I am working as a painter from several years, and can tell you if washable paint from Dulux is rather for removing dust and light dirt not for other stain marks, you will always wipe of paint together with marks :) if you really want have good quality paint- which one you can clean go for...

I have an idea: boundary wall has been added some time after your building was ready, so to join the wall with the building bricklayer had to use a type of locks to prevent from falling it down- they drill a hole on the ready wall and when laying additional one they inserting metal rods into...

check connection between your battery and engine casement (neutral)- if is dirty or lose- it wouldn't charge the battery properly, you can go on better car garage and get battery readings check to make sure if is OK Salute MINDEX

go with roofers mastic around coping stone and corner where walls joints together, next spray (using ordinary plant sprayer) patch of both walls- 1.5m each way from the center of damage spot- with thompson one coat wall seal- this will solve your problem. Hole in the brick had nothing to do...