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That might be a good call Nige - I spoke with the firm to check they have received my sample, and he said I would get test results tomorrow, but from the look of it, it's unlikely to contain asbestos. I'll let you know the results tomorrow.

Sample taken and off in the post tomorrow.

I have some ceiling tiles that have : "DIN 4102 B1 <-- U NW" written on the back. I also attach a couple of images of the tiles. The one of the back of the tile is where the DIN number is printed. I know nothing about asbestos, but have been told that some ceiling tiles contain it...

1. sharp or building sand, or mixture of both? 2. Do I need to score the first layer, before applying second? Thank you

OK - I think there was too much damp re-appearing to apply a damp seal paint, so now I have hacked back the plaster to the brick. I guess, it's now apply a layer of mortar followed by some plaster. I have skimmed plastered before, but never taken wall back to brick. Advice please on ...

Currently looking at a plot of land 4.5m x 9m. I am wondering whether this footprint would be sufficient to contain a single storey small one bedroom house?

Thank you - we are a top floor flat, and the damp was penetrating from the hopper - how do the salts get in in the first place?

Wall has penetrating damp from hopper which has been blocked for a few weeks. Very wet on inside of wall. Wall was plastered. The blockage was fixed and I used a dehumidifier to remove all the damp from the wall. On touch it felt very dry, and could then take a coat of paint. I though that...

Re-building a stone wall with lime mortar and irregular stones. Aiming for about 4.5 ft. My inclination would be to build it vertical, but is it common to reduce the width as you get higher. If so, is it much more difficult than a vertical wall?

I have about 16 inches along its length exposed and have cleared earth below by about 2 inches.

These pics may not come out the right way around, cable runs horizontal obviously.

Not sure if it's live or dead, but it's heading towards our house, and the neighbour knocked out a similar cable neraby last year. OK, but definitely not pour the concrete mix straight in.

Digging a trench, and discovered an electric supply coming into our Victorian house. The supply is about a foot under the ground level and was just in soil - it looks about 30mm diamater and initially I thought it was the roots of some ivy (it's got some sort of thick black sheath wrapped...

Planning to re-tile some stairs with new tiles. Just taken the nosing off and the old tiles using a heat gun. Everything looking good. 1. The landing has flooring which has been butted up together, but there is a gap of about 3mm between these butted edges. The orginal person who laid the...