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I would like to know if you can thin down masonry paint?? Steve

Hi All This is similar to the topic about weathersheild. I too have a pebbledashed house. This can be a nightmare as I re-rendered my chimney. I painted it with Homebase white. Is it possible to water these paints down as it is so thick and hard to work with around pebbledash. Can you...

Hi All Checking my flat roof has shown some patches that are starting to peel back and crack. This is only the top surface. Apart from that, it seems very sound. I want to tidy up the whole roof so what should I use??? Bitumen or special fibreglass resin coat etc. Any help...

Cheers for that. Will get one in to take a look. Many Thanks

Hi All I am about to remove the old LPG cooker and want to install my new Electric cooker. I had a look at the fusebox and found there are three 45 amp fuses in place. One is for the Water Heater and the others are Ring Main. How do I wire up the cooker?? To the Ring Main?? or do I need...

Happy New Year to All I have got a lot of rendering to do. I purchased some PVA bonding agent and want to know if I mix it with my concrete mix or do i just paste it into the crack ready to accept the concrete. Any info greatly received Steve

Thanks for all your comments and advise. I am looking forward to getting in the house and starting this project. Steve

The house is built of brick a 100 years old. Want ot use Solid Fuel. Will know more when I get in. Many Thanks to all

I am replacing a gas fire with a solid fuel fire in the fireplace. Can anyone tell me how I fit the new flue to the excisting chimney. I am hoping that it is just place the flue up the chimney and seal it. Any help please. Steve

Hi All I am moving into a country house where the owners removed the existing open fire and boiler replacing it with LPG fire and boiler. I would like to remove this and insert a new multi fuel stove. The problem is, would it be possible to keep the LPG boiler and move it somewhere else so...

Why not go for a power shower. You can buy very solid pumps that will feed the shower at a very fast rate. The water feed will have to be seperated so not to cause too many problems. Any good DIY store will give you as much info as posdsible. My problem was getting the water and my boiler...

Many thanks for that. I think the crack has been there a long time but needs addressing.

I have found an infestation of woodworm in my loft area. Has anyone used Boron Ultra 12? Found it on the net and is water based. It is a timber treatment and supplied from Devon. Any ideas?? Steve

Hi All I have noticed a small crack just below the roof at the gable end of my house. I know it needs to be rendered but not sure if I need to brace it as well. There is no sign of subsidence etc and want to fix it before too long. Any help would be greatlly apprecited. Steve