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I'm still working on it as I got side tracked with other work. I'm playing with some lighting ideas, need to get the chimney rendered up and complete the hearth. I plan to post in the 'Projects' section when I'm done. I think my chimney is different to normal as I only have one skin of...

I gave this a go today on a 1m squared section and have just pulled it down because it's cracking really badly. Like a fool I thought I remembered the mix and now I come back to this thread I see I mixed at 4:2:1 when I should have used 6:2:1 :oops: Is getting the ratio right going to...

I have a decent 1000w SDS drill and I need a 110mm core drill to make some ventilation holes in a dual skin brick wall (built in 1900s). I looked in various building merchants and they are £80 and up, for what I assume is a good quality product. On ebay you can pick up 50mm and 110mm...

That's right. EDF energy cover me, so just need to find a DNO jointer! Anybody know DNO hideouts in the Cambridge area ;)

I want to move my gas and electricity meter, so will probably post a similar question in the plumbing section. Meters currently live in the garage and I want them relocated about 5m onto the front and side wall of my house, so I can knock down and rebuild/restructure the garage in the future...

Two bodies huffing and puffing moist air all night I believe is the cause. House is listed so I had to pay an arm and a leg for wooden double glazed units with glazing bars. I'd prefer not to drill holes in them, unless nothing else works. The house is currently rented out, but the...

In an ideal world I'd have a vent either end of the room then? Sloping slightly downwards to outside to make sure anything that condenses runs outside? Whilst doing the one bedroom I may as well do the other too along with the bathroom. Does venting all upstairs rooms seem excessive...

I understand how condensation is caused and the only good way to deal with it is to ventilate more (and I read the section in the wiki). House has solid brick walls and condensation (leading to mould) is forming on the inner walls. Gable end wall has been dry lined so the mould is forming in...

Lime based render is just a sand/cement mix with lime added? What part mix would you recommend - 4:1:1 ? What does nap it with a sponge actually mean? :)

I plan to render, then plaster, the inside of my chimney around where the log burner sits. Am I OK to use standard mortar for the render layer, or should I be using fire cement? Depending what I use for the mortar layer, should I then use anything special for the finishing plaster layer?

Are you looking for a way to control the laptop from a distance? Infrared is not a very good way to do this because the signal can be unreliable and usually requires the infrared sensors to be facing each other. Bluetooth is a good way to do this (up to about 10 metres), but unless your...

Based on the advice here and that from a retired builder friend I've made a start on this, but am after reassurance before continuing. I've put the lintel in place and now I'm starting to widen the opening. The pictures show how I've made the start of the narrowing of the flue visible. I...

The neighbour believes here facia boards are rotting and need replacing, so has asked for a quote to redo the lot. In which case they may be able to align the two gutters. As there is an internal gutter too is it better to consider the actual roof area that is being drained? One side of two...

OK, it's starting to sound tricky now! Below are some pictures taken looking directly up inside the chimney. As the chimney is widened (brick width out on each side) I can see the need for more support below the sections that taper in. Where would you position a second lintel? Back of...

Just to put the picture in context. The brick wall is the back of my house and the guttering on it is only about 2m in length. It's not possible to reverse the slope and collect the other end. The neighbours gutters runs about 5m - 6m in total and I don't think there is a drain the other...

Picture of Log burner Will a 70 x 100 lintel be OK as that allows me to replace one row of bricks - and just so happens to be a size I found at wickes ? Found a website showing the process for adding a lintel, so providing I can hire/borrow the equipment I fancy giving it a go!

Below is a picture showing the join between the roofs and the inadequate guttering situation below. Maybe I just need to get a huge hopper? (I know the wall needs some maintenance, I'm waiting for better weather)

My neighbour is insisting we do something to rectify the guttering between our two houses as when it rains heavily a stream of water flows very close to her front door. Her house is perpendicular to mine, so if my gable walls pointed east/west her gable walls point north/south. Where the...

I have removed the gas fire (and inner fireplace) from my chimney to have a log burner installed. I've had a ballpark quote of 3k for this which included £500 burner, new steel in enlarged chimney, liner, insulation, new pot, etc. That is far more than I expected and am hoping to bring...

It's pretty rare you are the first person to experience a particular software error. Googling for iTunes error_msg (replace error_msg with all or some of the error text) gives a few helpful looking results. The one below should get you sorted...