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bottom picture is like the mix we made. but we also added charcoal type grains to it to match the rest of the porigins pointing

You will need to use a lime based mix. we pointed similar stone on our terraced house in a lime mix last year with charcoal specs in it. Please don't use a cement mix or your stone will soon be ruined!

like this but the purlins in question are in one piece & sit verticle . The purlins also have a 2x4" attatched with a birdsmouth cut on the top side of purlin. http://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/more-loft-question-s-collar-type-support.239721/

I noticed in a relatives loft a purlin support method I've never seen before. The property is Victorian era. The purlins sit on brick corbels each end. But instead of the usual vertical struts (as the purlin sits verticle.) supporting the purlin along its span there are 2 x 4" braces that sit...

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Hi, My first floor Joists are 7 x 2" and are spaced every 280mm what is the maximum span of these as some of the joists mat be spanning 5.2 meteres without support. The reason I ask.. It appears a section of solid wall has been removed and a stud wall put up in its place with a double doorway...

Looks as dry as ghandis flip flip

salts. Bin the damp c**p meter as again salts interfere with the readings. Rising damp is the largest con industry going..

It will be fine to use untreated battens.

I had a neighbour like this once after a swift physical dispute... he moved 6 weeks later :)

Yes exactly that. Keep us updated :)

If it turns out to me salt. You can get stabalizer or hack the infected piece out and replace. That's what I done

Here is an example of how bad it is... me and my partner some our flat roof. With rubber. Never done it before etc no ripples...

Very possible. Get a humidifier and run it in the room and see if the patch grows. Or darkens

That is **** poor!

Hello I'm trying to tidy up my bathroom a bit. One thing I really could do with replacing is the surround for my corner bath. It's all faded & cracked. But I have no idea where to get one? Not sure what brand the bath is either. Anyone have any advice? Thanks

Could easily be salt damp. It's something not alot of people know about and end up spending lots of hard earned cash trying different things. Get a humidifier and leave it running and see if the patches get worse. I had mysterious stains in my house. It turned out to be hygroscopic salts in plaster

If its also an old property with solid walls they shouldn't be skimming the exterior walls with gypsum plasters. Ideally lime based plaster. Breathes ;)

Could well be hygroscopic salts in your plaster. My lounge has patches that appear through the wall paper on humid days.... check Peter ward out on YouTube... he knows his stuff!

Anyone of you knowledgable folk?