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Hi If there are any budding garden designers on the forum I would be interested in your creative views on what can be done with the area in the corner of my garden At present there is bamboo there but I am planning on clearing this and placing a decking area there laid at an angle With...

Hi We are looking to plant a new hedge behind our brick wall to add more privacy as we are near a main road (as shown below) We have seen this hedge which is established behind a brick wall and just wondered what type it was, and where you could buy it from? Is it a privet hedge?

Thanks to everyone who has provided their expertise its very much appreciated Just an update, the patches are still there on the wall but it hasnt rained for a few days now and what is more puzzling is that if it was water ingress from the chimney would there be new patches of damp on the...

We have had a roofing contractor around today who advised it would be better to remove the chimney as this is the cause of the water ingress rather than just relead the chimney etc as the cost differential would be miminal and if the chimney is removed then there can be no further issues with...

Would removing the chimney stack solve the problem?

Yes it is sorry where the chimney breast joins the wall as shown in the pic, which is where the damp patches are. The chimney breast though looks as though it has been clad by plasterboard as when tapping the chimney breast is sounds that way? Can these salts cause any long term problems...

The internal walls in this part of the house are not brick/masonary as this section is timber frame? And its strange how only now it has started to appear especially after all of the torrential rains we have had over the past few weeks. I painted the bedroom before Christmas and sanded the...

So what would be the solution put a dehumidifer in the room? How do I get rid of the salts?

Thanks so do you think it might be hygroscopic salts contamination. And if it is where do you think the water ingress is coming from the chimney or through the actual shingle tiles on the wall? As looking in the loft where the chimney is I cant see any damp patches, although with the...

Hi I think that's just the pic the soffits are in place they are the old asbestos style soffit

Hi We have just noticed in our daughters bedroom that where the exterior wall and the chimney breast join there are damp patches as shown in the picture Could this be caused from the flashing around the chimney or could it be something else? The walls in this part of the house are...

Thanks for the advice. With the laminated ecopane glass which is 6.4mm thick should this be placed on the inside or outside of the double glazed pane. At the moment this is on the outside The other pane is 4mm thick. It seems to have cut down on some traffic noise but you can still...

It's pilkington laminated glass with the 2 panes being different thicknesses