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Wow sounds like a job for a solicitor. Is the test you had done completely trustworthy - i.e accredited in some way so its valid in court?

There is a rip in the bitumen felt covering on my roof. Ive tried Bostik Flashband tape - would not stick at all. Ive tried Gorilla waterproof repair tape - very sticky to itself but still wouldn't stick to the felt and has just peeled off. I cant apply any pressure to it because there's no...

No comments on your specific job but in general it astounds me the things these builders got away with in past times. I know these houses are still standing so I suppose the proof is right there but when you look at the mess in which the job is done its an absolute disgrace.

Close up of corner and looking down to the wall plate itself.

Thanks for the reply. That piece of timber is just a tie which is tie-ing all the ceiling joist together, it's not taking any vertical load. They have however added an additional block onto the wall plate to raise it up to sit that timber on. The joist you can see in the foreground is just a...

Hi. I am boarding my loft for storage. The existing ceiling joists are small and only able to support ceiling load. I therefore need to build a new timber floor over the top of the existing ceiling. I have already completed two sections, where I was able to utilize existing brick internal...

OP do you have to put car in garage? That space would make a great man-cave.

Ive had the same dilemma and started some repointing with sand:cement but wasn't happy with it so am now planning to switch to an NHL 3.5 lime mix. However my house is solid wall 1930s and yours looks to be cavity wall possibly 1950's at a guess? So you would probably be fine with sand:cement...

I need to remove a faulty gas oven and intend to replace it with an electric one so the gas fitting will not be used. Eventually will have the pipe removed properly when I redo the kitchen but for now can I either leave the bayonet fitting just unconnected to anything or shall I fit one of...

Perhaps the original post from 2011 should have been answered at the time? It got no replies.

Thanks that looks the same shape as mine.

What size half round tool are you using to iron, would you mind showing a picture of the profile of the tool please?

Yeah that wasn't done by me, it was done before I bought the house either by the previous owner or before that maybe. The survey didn't mention it and I didn't pick it up on the viewing. When I did my sections I raked out at least an inch and cleaned up all the edges. Some parts I had to go a...

Sharp sand is just sharp sand what you pick up from the builders merchants. They don't sell different varieties I don't have access to exotic types of sand as far as I know. Was a special type of sand used in the 30s when they built this house? It was probably just any old sand they got locally...

Ok cool I'm going to start work again within the next couple weeks so I'll do a test patch and post the picture here for feedback. Can I ask why? The original pointing, presumably with lime, it's clear to see that there is a more coarse aggregate used. If you look at this picture you can...

Thanks, the joint isn't ironed in this case is it? I just pack the mortar in with my tool and then scrape it off and brush it? I have an outhouse to do as well so what I think I'll do is try flush pointing on a section of that and then post photo back here to see if it's good enough to...

Also I know it's still wet here but it's still very grey looking. How can I improve the colour if I can't use dyes? I only have the sand available what is stocked at the local merchants or diy sheds. All building sand looks the same to me. Or do I use sharp as well which tends to be more yellow?

I already said in my opening post that I wasn't happy with how it's come out and I could redo it. How is it helping me to just say my work looks crap without giving advice on what finish I should go for and what mix etc. I can't afford to pay a few thousand to get someone in to do this job. I...

Replying to both of you. Forgive me but weather struck pointing has quite a distinctive angle to it where the top of the joint is recessed into the brick and the bottom of the joint protrudes from the surface of the brick leaving a distinctive raised line. This looks nothing like that. This is...

Here is a photo of the neighbour the other side. Again it's more buff coloured and just looks an overall integrated look with the brick which I like. Again I don't think it's bucket handle finish.