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You could wait for a nice sunny day..... mix up the sand and cement while it'all dry (or use the premixed stuff. While the sun's out run a watering can around the gaps to be pointed so they're nice and wet inside... don't worry about getting water on the slabs, leave it for a bit and the...

Easifill should be available in most merchants, could also look at GTEC Allset Xtra (Previously Easy Finish) - basically the same stuff made by lafarge.

I got two centres near to me, both of which have plasterboard bins for people to recycle it, ones newly arrived. must just be down to the councils.....

Some have a lip around the bottom edge, either with or without holes. If yours is like this you can drive some long skewers into the ground to hold it in place. Some don't though, in which case you can still drill small holes around the edge and drive the skewers in at a slight angle...

Are the ripples quite close together, and 5-6 at a time? They could be 'tramlines' caused by the trowel skipping along the plaster :?: Or are they more likel rolling country side, and the surface is just not flat?

No, my failing, was thinking of a seperate post. :oops: Can't remember what it was made of! probably a piece of ply, or stirling board wetted before being loaded...Now i use a piece of old kitchen worktop. Richard C: I agree with both the stated setting times, and also mixing enough to...

Not to my knowledge... I do remember the first couple of times i tried plastering, mixing up a whole load putting it in the board, then either spending so long trying to get it on the wall (and floor), it took far longer than i thought i would then looking at the board to find it had gone off...

When you mix up, add the powder to the bucket of water, not water to the bucket of powder. Mix it so it's sort of whipped cream consistancy. Don't mix up more than you can get on the wall in about 20minutes, or it'll set hard on the board rather than the wall! :shock: start with the smallest...

Best thing to do is get some more quotes and compare them. At the end of the day, is down to whether YOU think it's reasonable. as most people will tell you, without actually seeing it........

If it is a cement board, it may be the cause of the damp... originally it would have been a lime mix, which is breathable, and allows and moisture to evaporate out of the walls, inside and out - cement will not allow this and so traps the moisure. If it were me, i'd get someone in to check...

Surley if is a lath and plaster wall, then the plaster will be lime based. If you cover it with gypsum you'll stop it being able to breath and trap any moisture in teh walls. Thisa will leasd to damp problems in the future. How old is the property?

Thats a blooming good idea! 8) I like that tip, nice one!

You could get some plastic pipes of a reasonaly diameter 150mm or more, and drill into the ground with an auger, drop the pipes in the holes like a fence post make sure they're all level then fill them with concrete to make a stable foundation. or, Make a decent decking base with some strong...

Arr!, cheers that makes sence - And i learnt something useful - cheers! I guess in responce they'll all be face bricks, although the lower couple of courses, will in fact be hidden as on one side the ground is actually higher (hence the wall), but the bricks will hopefully all be reclaimed...

what's face bricks? whats commons? Sorry, i don't know the terminology.

I've been looking on the net for a calculater for working out how many bricks you need when building walls... So far i've found 60PSqM for single, 120 for double. This assumes a standard stretcher bond. Does anyone now what the number would for Flemishor flemish garden wall bond? (double...

Also i said it was a bird house - not a house for some bird :lol:

I've managed to get hold of some old slate roof tiles, in various states of repair... I'm wanting to use them for the roof of a covered bird table, but some of them will need to be cut, and drilled so they can be fixed. So, the question... Do i need a special drill bit to drill out the new...

You don't need to 'register it' as soon as you make/write/draw/photograph something, you become the rights holder - the piece is then covered by copyright. As long as you can proove that the (in this case an image), is your own original work, you can pursue copyright infringement under the...

try google advanced search, it has an option to search for images which have various rights usage, you'll need to select the commercial option though, as some are only private use allowed, and as such you could get done. TBH there's no garuntee that the owner of the water website where you...