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my bathroom (downstairs always smells damp when the weather is wet or damp it is an original floorboard floor with a cavity under the bungalow i have checked the air bricks outside and keep them clear. any help please

Aug 27, 2014 2:01 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i have bay window in my lounge and the paint keeps lifting like a bubble just above the skirting, i have sanded it and painted it and it has done it again, the bricks on the outside...

i have bay window in my lounge and the paint keeps lifting like a bubble just above the skirting, i have sanded it and painted it and it has done it again, the bricks on the outside appear to have a chalky look does anyone know what could be causing it? i did have a builder here doing some other...

I have a cherry blossom tree in my garden and it seems to be dying some of the branches are completely bare and the others have a small amount of blossom that seems to be getting less every year, I don't know how old it is I have been here 22 years and it was here when I moved in. would be...

I am putting up a new fence do I have to put the nice side of the panels on my neighbours side? x

I am having my conservatory roof changed from polycarb to glass and am now faced with the decision on which glass to have out of Pilkington active or Pilkington active sunshade does anyone out there have an opinion? I want to use it all year round, it is in a south facing garden and from what I...

my conservatory which is 13 years old has several leaks the worst one is coming from the box guttering, i keep getting mould on the inside of the roof and edges, i wondered is the best option to replace the roof has anyone had this done?

Hi thanks so much for your help

Hi I have taken two photos and one shows the damaged one he pointed out to me, looking at the rest of it, it looks ok old but there are no more that I can see that are like it, im also at a loss as to why he needs to take off two lines of slates all the way over both sides

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yes looking at it I think it needs redoing it is cracked and loose but I cant get close enough to photograph it, sorry if I wasn't clear he is suggesting taking two slates off all the way up both sides of the apex the putting a new piece of the plastic underlay (sorry cant think how better to...

I have a builder working in my road, and he has said I need the apex on my bungalow needs re rendering he already has the scaffolding up on next door so will be able to work on that he has said he will take out two slates and put a new sheet of whatever and then put the slates back and re render...

whilst doing some gardening I have dug up the telephone cable, and I noticed about 3 splits in the outer casing should I just re- bury it as it is or maybe put some electrical tape around the splits?, I did try to ring BT but spent over an hour being passed from department to another so gave up...

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hi there i wondered how you got on with the paint on new plaster problem i just looked at your photo's and i have exactly the same problem and wondered what you did in the end to fix it. would appreciate it if you can help x

thanks i will try that

i left it nearly three months before i painted so was fairly sure it was dry, and i applied a water based emulsion, but did'nt thin it but the patterned bits can be scraped off leaving a darker and porous finish do you think i should try ths before using the sealant you suggest or just put the...

i used undercoat and applied it with a brush, i did'nt however thin the paint which i thought caused the problem, but i have washed and scraped all the paint off but there is still a pattern in the plaster which i now think was there when i started, so could it be the plaster that is the...