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You could use that stuff that comes in a roll,its like a tinfoil sandwich with insulation as the filling.you can tack it up using a staple gun.Then tape the joints up to keep the drafts out,not to much weight to worry about.

A chap asked me to look at a balcony leak,it has those asbestos square tiles on it. I've taken one up and they have been laid into bitchumen,under this is at a guess 6" concrete slab. When you look up at the underside of this slab water is getting through crack lines. I suspose all the...

Any time i have to remove copings on a roof that have a plastic dpc under them the plastic is wet.This is normaly due to the plastic sweating,basicaly making your own leak! This is on free stone and concrete ones. I had to remove new concrete copings on a party wall on one house which had a...

When cutting in the edges with a brush before emulsioning a room with a roller. When it dry's out the cutting in shows up more because it went on thicker with the brush.So whats the trick? use one of those baby rollers instead of the large roller.

Ok so 10 Downing street's front door comes off every 2yrs to be painted (what you didn't know :D ) And another exactly the same gets re-fitted. I know if you keep using the same screw holes your going to have a problem.Do you think that they have some other type of fixing for the...

I dont reccon this will work,you will still have a cold concrete slab above the insulation.Your going to have to stop all heat getting through the plasterboard,if not the drips will soak the insulation then it gets on the ceiling again. Now if the flat roof above was insulated and re-roofed...

The carpenter on my job was going on about a pencil he had acquired,reccons its one of the best,cant remember the name of it now. He said a lot of them are rubbish with the wood part being made up stuff. Just wondering what other people on here use,or not. rob.

If you have any space each side you could put a small scaff tower each side of the conservatory,then put a youngmans staging board across the gap.

Do mean that it looks like the ridge tiles are lying flat on the roof tiles? Sometimes you will find this on slate roofs,the beding cement is all inside the V shape of the ridge. If you lay one of your hips down on the tiles and there are gaps under the hips,yes you will have bed them a...

To be technical they are not all the same,i was asking about this the other day.Its all about how breathable they are,and their strength.

Dulux weather shield is a good one,with the undercoat of course!

I noticed when up the lakes area a bit back those stone roofs.Starting at the eaves with large flat stone slates,then getting smaller and smaller up to the ridge.Is it done this way just because there are many more smaller stone slates around (cheaper)How are they held on,quite a few looked a...

i reccon when some manufacturers make things different from the norm,its to make sure you have to go back and buy their spares.

Its never worth it just to save a few quid,cant you hire at least a tower.The way i look at it most people get hurt falling off roofs.

Ive tried the Acrypol on damp and wet and I'll tell e, it dont like it! I see all these tins of stuff about with blokes painting it on in a rain shower.Its no good,its gotta be dry and I'll tell e why. The surface wants to be clean of any crap,lichen greasy stuff,the wets going to be covering...

Last one i did a bit like this i went OTT,i done the clean out bit wire brush treatment etc.Then i used the acrypol let it dry and lined the gutter in code 5 lead.Lead in about 1.5mtrs sections overlap 6" give the lap a good wire brush on both bits of lead. Then squeeze in the lead sealant and...

Thats what i was thinking,or were Travis selling me old stock for the last 30 odd yrs :D Nige your gunna have to leave this pipework to the roofers.

Thing is,when you put a wire grating in all the leaves and stuff collect around it and block it up,then the gutter overflows.Now if that outlet is a long way up its going to be a problem,easyer to clear a gulley or hopper out lower down. I have to amitt that i never used to use silicone or a...

Ok then,use use silicone,but i know which job that i'd like to be dismantling at a later date.