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Masona, what do you think? This seems quite bad for a fifty-year-old house. Cheers, Tony

Thanks for that Expertboy - I think I need to start digging and find out which direction the pipe is running. Your right, I don't fancy risking connecting to a clay pipe. All the best, Tony

Yes, Third-Eye - I see what you mean. Thanks for the advice! I didn't check that I got oil-based. Thanks for the hint. This job is getting me down now...it's turning into a nightmare!!! Yesterday, I discovered that brick mortar at back of house was rotten and crumbling beneath DPC. Today...

Masona - will post pics tomorrow. Just found a post explaining how to upload photos.

Thanks for that confident. I popped into B&Q taday and bought a tester pot of the Weathershield. It goes on really nice. I got the Country Lodge colour. The house is white so the darker colour has helped cover the edges of the paint patches which I was unable to remove. But I will give the...

Hi - I'm relocating the kitchen to what is now the lounge. I only have a rain water drain outside the new kitchen and BC tell me rain and sewage have to be kept seperate. I was wondering if laying new external pipe and drain etc for kitchen waste is a job best left for the experts or could a...

Hi - I'm a bit worried that the brick mortar is crumbling away in my house below the damp proof course. House is fifty years old and I was wondering if this is normal. How do most house builders stop the damp and moisture below damp proof course eating away at their brick mortar? I know it...

Thanks for the help Third Eye and Confident. Almost finished scraping one side of the house! Please could you recommend an exterior filler for small holes and quite large gaps under concrete window sills and around lintels. Tony

As part of the prep after peeling, would binding paint and the final finishing paints you have recommended be seperate products or are they the same thing? I still can't understand why the paint is peeling so badly. After taking another look, the original coat doesn't seem that glossy. But...

Thanks Third Eye. Would you say it's best to remove all the acrylic paint completely, rather than just the loose bits, and then repaint with oil based masonary paint? What prep can I do to ensure that the new coat binds?

Hello - I want to treat/seal my bathroom joists before laying the floor. I read on the forum somewhere a product that is used for such a job. Could someone remind what type of product is used for treating/sealing joists to protest against water. Cheers, Tony

Hello - exterior paint is peeling off in big patches all over the house? The peeling paint seems to have flexibilty in it so I'm guessing it's an acrylic based paint. It is painted over what seems a very stable but smooth/shiny coat which in turn has a primer/undercoat. Could it be that the...

Hello - plan to tile over newly skimmed bathroom walls. I didn't know how important it is to tank the walls in the shower area. But I now know why the plaster had blown previously. Anyhow, should the walls be mechanically keyed before tanking, or should pva be applied to the walls after...

I find that sanding these hairline cracks works quite well and then just brush over and roll over for the finish

Hi - thinking about moving the kitchen in to what is presently the lounge. I was wondering about the mains c/w feed. Would I have to extend it (up the kitchen wall, through the joists and down into the new kitchen), or should I get the water company to re-route it? Tony

No need for manifold - that's great! So once I've teed off to my rad which route does the return pipe take? This will be a different layout to what I had before so the design is not very clear to me.

Nige - the Potterton is new, still in the box. I'm gonna stick it on the company Ebay. I've got concrete floors so I expect I will start running the plastic barrier pipe in the ceiling void above where the boiler will go and 15mm copper drops to the downstairs rads and copper also coming up...

Nige - My name is Tony. But just in case you were wondering, Gimchee is a delicious and very popular Korean side-dish consisting of Chineese cabage pickled in a chilli paste, garlic and other spices. It takes about half a day to make and then you're supposed to let it mature for months - but...

Hi Nige F - I have recently moved from S Korea but I understand your point. I live in Gloucestershire and ten plumbers have quoted me between 3 and 4.7 grand. Softus - I've stripped out the old CH, just the h/w cylinder and header tank remaining. Floor boards are loose and rooms are pretty...

How difficult is it to install a combi central heating system with eight rads? I want to attempt as much as possible. Can't pay the 3000 for a full installation, so I want to give it my best shot. Are there people out there who may have been in a similar situation, or any pros who can spare a...