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Did that mate, does hi build not give a smooth finish or should I add grit to it to try and match the surface?

i think its some sort of masonary paint (with small grit) on the outer layer thats was/is peeling. Theres not much between the exterior (gritted) surface to the bare brick below. If it is the masonary paint flaking off, would you suggest re-applying a thicker coat to the whole house to hide...

Hello, my houses exterior wall has some patches where the render has come off/ or wasnt applied corrrectly when built leaving 10% of the house looking like this: My wife says that we need to get the whole house chipped back :shock: prob costing 5k+ So I was wondering if anyone...

Hello, i have first generation double glazing in my house and, I dont know if I dreamt it or not but I heard somewhere that you can have the specialist gas reinstated between the glass as opposed to have them expensively re-fitted. Has anyone heard of this technique?

No mate its a farmers entrance to his house. I'm sure if we dug a trench it would only be a matter of time before it would fill up again.

Thanks for that insightful post :roll: Have you ever driven through a pond yourself?

Thanks robert, In northern Ireland anything to do with road drains are Road service remittance. It was they who dug the soakaway. Thats has now failed. I dont think this is a personal issue which is my responsibility, as lots of people use that road, albeit its rural. The sump is a...

Hello, please bear with me because I have a situation that seems to get worse and am having difficulty getting roads service (Northern Ireland) providing a suitable solution. I moved into a house in the country 2 years ago, and as picturesque as it is, it had a major hidden problem...

Just need a quick pointer. Do i need special heat resistant tile for around the hearth? or would standard floor tiles suffice? cheers

nice one mate, I will probaby go with the sealant as I have a few to do.

Hi I have lead flashing around a chimney thats letting in a bit of rain, how much would it cost roughly to re-flash it, or is there any sealant I can fuse onto it that would stop the rain getting through. cheers

It must be rain, onto cracked render, seeping through cavity wall (with insulation), also beside a window.

Hi John, its seeping through from exterior wall, directly onto interior fascia. theres no gutters or drains nearby.

Hi, i know the answer is to find the souce of the damp, but I need something to tie me over till the wifes nagging becomes unbearable. I can stick it normally. What Im after is a product that will halt the seeping through of damp for as long as i can. Should I be looking at lining paper...

i will try and get a pic tonight.

How old is the install? 30 years old Do you have suspended wooden floors downstairs? No Have you had any heavy rain or flooding in the area? Yes, rain Do you have any outdoor electricity supplied by this circuit? Not by this circuit, but on a diff circuit, which the spark...

The cooker and oven dont trip when on (without the kitchen circuit fuse in). it only seems to go when I have everything on (kitchen circuit) and then we put the oven on, it will go after hour or even up to 10 hours.

Ok, I'll spare you the details, but had a spark out twice to try and find where the fault is he has confirmed this: We have an intermittant trip The 'trip' is on the kitchen circuit Its not the fridge or freezer (cos i have plugged them into an extension socket and plugged into...

A builder friend of mine has suggested plugging a leak in the chimney lead flashing with oxy paint. Is this good stuff? He said its easy to do, and to be honest he could have said he would need to reflash it at more cost to me. Anyone used it before?

Hello, I'm a complete novice and am wondering why my overflow pipe on the roof keeps letting out water. We have a convection heating system - water through pipes and exchanger to blow hot air. the more the boiler heats the water the more the water comes out, but when boiler is turned off...