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I think I'll go with a trader that can self certify, I assume as long as they;re good and safe this isnt a problem for insurance/re selling a house etc in the long term? Thanks, Jon

Thanks, I will look for other quotes. very good point. I'm not sure what that stands for, sorry. Thanks. Jon

Thanks, Imust say this was a phone quote.

Hello, Can everyone advise me please if thsi is a good quote to line a chimey of a 2 story building. HETAS registered engineer with 31 years experiance. Using 6" wide '904' standard stainless steel lining back filled with vermicuite capped off with steel plate at the bottom replace...

Thanks for the advice. I've got a chimney sweep attending today, first step i guess. :) Thanks, Jon

Firstly thank you very much. ventilated cowl as in this 'UFO' type chimney top I'm having installed? sounds expensive, I was going to install the woodburner myself and not line the flue. But you think this is required? Thanks :)

Hello. It is not used at present, I will be installing a wood burning in there soon however. I have a builder coming soon to fit a 'UFO' top to the chimney, do you recon this will help solve the problem? What you say ventilated at the bottom? I've boarded it up downstairs to stop the...

The photo taken is of the area where the blue arrow is pointing in the plan. Thanks

does this help? Thanks Jon

Hi all, Does anyoen ahve any ideas of what might be causing this damp area please? The wall is in the first floor master bedroom, and it is an external wall behind which is a chimney stack. Initially i thought it might be some poor flashing ont he roof or perhaps mortar joint worn away...

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Thanks again, I'm at a loss here, I know what causes condensation, the warm air hits the cold surface and that causes the water to run off the car. I've looked at dehumidifiers but they're £200 and 500-700 watts!, so they'd cost a fortune to run. Any further ideas please?

Thank you. Would having fans moving the air in the garage around help with this, even if you're moving the 'humid' air around? Thanks, Jon

Okay thanks, What's the best bet? so do i try and block off the air flow and buy a dehumidifier? Or increase air flow big time?

Hello, I wonder if someone can help me solve my problem. I have a garage, detatched, which is a large structure which will hold 5 cars. It's concrete on the walls and has a metal roof, with that anti drip membrane. Today I've noticed a car I recently bought has a lot of condensation on...

Thanks mate. Jon

Thank you so do i coat the walls in a pva, then let it dry and then dryline the walls? or so i coat the walls in pva and before it drys dry line the walls? Cheers! Jon

Hello, I am drylining my brick walls with plasterboard. I've been told i need to coat the bricks with a weak pva mix, is this correct. I have read in some places that this isnt required. but to get the ebst results its a good idea to? As I understand the pva acts as a seal? Or should...