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I've done some rendering & need to do the top finishing coat (it was patching large holes. However in the sand from B&Q there are small stones! Not many... Maybe 10-12 in a half bucket mix, but it is annoying... Ideas? Does sand come without the stones......???

Thanks for that link, looks like a contender. I would however worry about cleaning it...! :)

Had to pull down a large porch on the side of my house as it was rotten & leaking all over the place. This is what was there before (complete with blue tarp to stop water getting in): Then we ripped it down...! :shock: Created a feather-edge fence for the new gap & put a new...

Should it be coated with anything before adding further render?

The cracks are render deep. It's not in the brickwork...

I did say in my first post, that I planned on knocking off any loose render. I understand it's not as easy as "patching it up" however that's why I'm asking here about patching the render. It's only the grey areas on the wall where the render has come away so it's not a big job. The other walls...

Thanks John! :) So you're saying, get a new tap? That's pretty straight forward. Win!

I've recently renovated the inside of an outbuilding to purpose it for storage and my cats to live in while I temporarily live with my Mum. There was a massive damp problem in the building, which I've tried to combat. However there is a lot of damage to the exterior render, which can't be...

Looking for advice. I have a leaky tap, but I can't really tell where the leaking is coming from. Whether it's the tap itself of the pipes beneath. Any ideas where it's most likely coming from? I *think* it's from the base of the tap which connects to the work surface. I don't want to...

i wasnt sure where to post this because it is a somewhat generic statement but i just wanted to say how helpful this forum is. i went through the CH FAQs earlier to try and solve an issue with a rad, it is now fixed. without this i would have had to wait for a callout. add this to other...

hi everyone i desperately desperately need your help because i dont know how much more of this i can take. i paid £3000 for a boiler install, system flush and disposal of an old back boiler. im not going to name the company at this stage. they came to quote, took a look at my rads...

hi everyone i am about to start a small project to convert a building from a workshop to an office. i was thinking of putting this in the 'your projects' section but in complete honesty i am looking for feedback on what i intend to do and/or criticism and objections if needed! some of...