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Hi I need to cut a chase / recess into an external pebbledashed wall for a lead flashing. I plan to use a 4" circular saw with a diamond blade suitable for masonary. I need to cut into an internal 90 degree corner, running the chases up at 45 degrees for a porch roof. Can any one...

Hi Woody Many thanks !

Hi I had a scaffold erected by an established scaffolding firm around a new house. The scaffolding is partly on a public highway ( pavement ) and we have a permit for this. The scaffold was erected for the roughcaster. I think that he has being altering it as he goes. Today an HSE...

I guess if he is in agreement he could run around the building will his sthil saw and cut through the scratch coat on top of the timber sticks ( which he is going to nail onto the wall to set the render beads on so that he can mortar them into place ) thus removing the bridge. Would this cut...

Cheers again Roughcaster

Hi Roy C Many thanks. Do I need to highlight this with the roughcaster ? Could dampness rise up through the smooth rendered base course ?

Hi Roughcaster Our roughcaster has plastered on the scratch coat ( very neat job ) right from the underside of the soffit ( where he has fitted SS stop beads ) right down to the current ground level right over the DPC. He is going to fit SS render bead at the DPC level ( bedded in mortar...

Hi Roughcaster Many thanks.

Hi When applying scratch coating should it be continous over the DPC in the exterior walls of the house down to the ground level, or should there be a break in the scratch coating at the DPC level ? I was worried that a continous scratch coating would form a bridge over the DPC and thus a...

Hi Roughcaster I have added a zoomed in photo of the sill which shows the white staining.

Hi Roughcaster Cheers for your reply. I have uploaded a picture of one of the pre cast concrete sills. Please ignore the roughcast - it is currently lying in a heap awaiting disposal ! All the sills have this white cement staining on them on the front face and also underneath...

Hi Can any one advise on how best to remove wet harling stains from pre cast concrete window sills ? The top coat of the wet harling used while ordinary portland cement. I thought about using brick acid, but am worried that it will attack the cement in the pre cast concrete sill and...