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Can anyone suggest a way to get rid of the mould in my attic, that covers the masonery brickwork. Its basically causing the wall in living room to blister. I dont want to put a heater up there for safety reasons, but is it safe to scrape off? or cover it with something? Thanks Joe-90...

thanks for getting back to me joe, looks like a trip up to the roof for me.

POSTED IN ANOTHER SECTION, BUT PROB BETTER IN THIS ONE. OK, I moved into a bungalow last year (it was built in 1978) and its got DPC and cavity wall insulation throughout. Problen is one wall at ceiling height with a severe case of 'wall leprosy' (see pic) The paint and plaster is...

OK, I moved into a bungalow last year (it was built in 1978) and its got DPC and cavity wall insulation throughout. Problen is one wall at ceiling height with a severe case of 'wall leprosy' (see pic) The paint and plaster is bubbling away and it feels 'sugary' to the touch. The exposed...

cheers will try that.

Ahhh.... its not creosote, but a creosote substitute called bartoline. Phew! thought I would have to send the gate to the bonfire. Any ideas though to get rid of the patchy look of the creosote substitute? I guess satining over it wont work as it wouldnt be dark enough to hide the...

I will look tonight mate, I'm in work at the mo.

Not too sure but its either creosote or creosite? got it off a shed manufacturer, its still being sold. The teak is a stain?

Any tried this? I have mistakenly stained a gate in creosote before applying the teak and now I'm struggling to finish it. The dark drown colour is what I'm trying to achieve but after 4 coats of creosote theres still a lot of tranparent patches. Should I try and paint over it? or keep...

cant see why a high power washer ie. karcher wouldnt blast it off the roof.

thanks freedir mercurys twin. de-do day do!

Where can I buy these online? I have been through the hafelete catalogue and cant find the ones I'm looking for. Its the brushed meta effect bolt that goes through a pre drilled hole in the glass and is finished with an end cap that screws into the pre drilled fixing to wall. something...

Please help, I have tons of spiders webs outside the house, in the eaves, guttering and every right angle joint of our house. Theyre great for keeping the flies at bay, but come this time of year its unslightly. I have tried a ken dodd type long reach duster (to no avail, and to my wifes...

Cheers Dave, its very complicated to me (novice) but I guess I should ring them up and explain my problem. I wouldnt want to be ordering a different unit for a different system!!! it seems theres a lot of different units for each particular set up.

Ok, Our system of convection heating is the one with the air ducts and hot water combo. Basically, the oil fired burner heats the hot water in the pipes, which are positioned over a heated coil/fan at 2 locations in the house. The coil/fan then blows the hot air thats comes off the pipes...

I'm guessing you dont rate the system :? we are thinking of getting a modern (pref quiet???) boiler to replace the noise that it blasts out. Do you recommend any? Also would you suggest moving it outside?

yes i think it is an LPG fired system, I know nothing about heating systems but I can tell you that theres a firing mechanism which you can see through a blue plastic disc. The burner starts then ignites into a flame, which start burning the oil. Is there specific legislation for these...

Okay, I bought a house that uses a convection heating system to heat the rooms. I had a survey done last year - all was okay, but a friend of mine who installs boilers couldnt believe that the burner was situated inside the house! (its downstairs in basement). He thinks its highly...

Ok, due to the space in the loft I have to use loose fill stuff. Questions is - do I have to keep it away from the spot halogens or is it ok just to pump it in.

I'm not too sure what the legalities are as it seems to be happening underground. You would need to weigh up cost of a legal bill V creating a solution which IMO would be cheaper and better to do. Why not put it through home insurance.