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Ah yes of course however I should maybe have mentioned it is an old stone wall which will not be smooth when finished (it will follow the contours), therefore do you still think it needs to be done all in a oner? Thanks for the response though!

Hello all, Currently in the process of re pointing my entire gable end wall, after which I plan to lime render it. The question I have is can I render it in portions or does it really need to be all at once? Basically I have split the wall in to thirds for pointing it (bottom, middle, top)...

Hi Recently I had a drainage channel put in around the outside of my house. It is made of concrete and should have water proofer through it. We have just had our first decent rainfall since the work was carried out and I noticed that the concrete channel is two shades,one light where it...

Hello all, I live in an old Cornish cottage and have just got round to installing an extractor fan for the bathroom. It is an in line fan that is situated in the loft above the bathroom and is fixed to an old chimney breast that runs up through the house and through the bathroom. The...

Good thinking I will try isolating the boiler from the system to see what happens. Why does the CH and HW still work though even if the pressure is at 0? many thanks N

Good morning all, We have a combi boiler CH and HW system in our house, and everything seems to work fine. We get hot water and heating, but the pressure on the boiler, despite being topped up numerous times keeps dropping from 1 bar (manufacturers recommended pressure) to 0 (it takes about...

Hi, I moved into an old Cornish cottage in April this year and as the weather gets worse, suprise suprise the walls have started to get some serious damp. The house is built directly onto the granite below and there are no foundations. Additionally there is no drainage, and the garden at...