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Hi, yes the two middle photos are the internal side of the same wall. The pipe goes into what looks like a drain but it’s filled with gravel? I’ll start to empty it to investigate. I’ll take some more photos, there is a gutter high above the wall. Maybe that’s leaking? Removal of the...

Hi all, I have an issue with damp in my kitchen. The wall is an external wall, and looks wet. It has an airbrick that’s been added later, which is just in the outer leaf. I’m thinking of removing this airbrick as I don’t believe I need to vent the cavity? And also I’m thinking of adding a...

Hi, I have an Accenta Gen4 with LCD keypad. Installed it myself about 5 years ago, been fine until the last 6 months, now it seems the clock is running slow, over a week the time drifts by about an hour and I have to keep setting it again. Anyone seen this before?

I can let it dry out yes. I was planning to rip it out and start again, just not sure if it plasterboard and tank or use a waterproof board like Kerdi board / Wedi board, as this says it doesn’t need tanking and can be tiled straight onto? Not sure what’s best practice, or if there the same...

Anyone? At a bit of a loss with the best option to go for to avoid it happening again.

I’ve since removed the tiles to the left also

I had a few loose tiles in the shower so decided to remove them, I’ve now taken quite a lot off and all the plaster is damp and soggy. Should I remove, re-plaster, use a tanking kit and re tile? Or instead could I mount waterproof back board onto the brick work and tile straight onto it? Or...

Thanks but I’d really like to not have to use lining paper. Last time I scraped off the paint and cleaned the walls before applying, I’m sure there was no wallpaper paste on the walls. I don’t get any condensation on the window at all either?

So scrape it all off, sand it, clean it with hot water. Then should I apply a neutralising agent first?

Thanks, last time I scraped it back to plaster and coated with peel stop. I didn't notice wall paper paste but I didn't scrub with hot water either.

1920's. It appears to be the only wall in the house I've found so far with this issue.

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Thanks, it is specific to one wall and it is an external wall, either side of a window. I did put a small hole in the plaster back to brick to see how it looked, all the plaster looks dry and the wall isn't any colder than the others to touch.

Hi all, I've read a few similar threads to the problem I have but having tried other solutions I'm stuck. We have a 1 wall in a room that we painted when we moved into our house. All the paint went on OK and was fine for around a month, then 1 wall (the only external wall in that room) the...

Thanks everyone. The main issue I have is that I already have a concrete base so the extra 2 inches is just to bring it level with the floor, I want the anchor bolts to go through both the new and existing concrete so it has at least 4 inches of bolt into the concrete. That's why I was...

Sorry, I explained this wrong. It's not to anchor the shed down, but its an anchor point to chain items to for security.

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice. I want to install a ground anchor in my shed, its sat on a concrete base, but my shed floor is around 2 inches from the concrete base. I'm going to cut out a square in the floor, then I was going to box it off and fill with more concrete, then drill through...

Can anyone advise if BlackJack 901 or 908 would be best?

Something like this https://www.toolstation.com/bostik-cementone-tanking-slurry/p79194?store=FV&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhtqbo9TS6gIVEO3tCh3vMAGSEAQYAiABEgLZCfD_BwE ? or sheeting I was thinking?

Thanks :) Would you suggest DPM sheet type stuff or some sort of paint to line it? Yes in winter it did tend to hold quite a bit of water. I was thinking 150mm of stone or is that over the top?