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Sorry what's plaster shadows? is that the filler showing through your talking about? Edit -I think I can see what your talking about on the stairs. They are really old walls dont think theyve been replastered and theres just layers of hell on them. The wall is covered in painted thick...

Funny enough I did actually gardz the section by the front door but it didnt help with the primer. I'm just going to go for 5 coats 3 primer and 2 dulux. Might by some permawhite and trst a section as I need to do the bathroom anyway. Just weird though how difficult it seems.

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Hey guys, I've been researching painting as I'm new too it. But my wall is defeating me. It's taking about 5/6 coats of paint. I was using armstead trade then my top coat. I've tried using a primer / undercoat (nonosense) but takes around 3 coats and is patchy still. I'm using medium pile...

Hey guys, I've been researching painting as I'm new too it. But my wall is defeating me. It's taking about 5/6 coats of paint. I was using armstead trade then my top coat. I've tried using a primer / undercoat (nonosense) but takes around 3 coats and is patchy still. I'm using medium pile...

Hey there, made a video, it seemed dry but there seems to be rot? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IwNWtceD63fNhXEdkCpczyjM2LIHhyUP/view?usp=drivesdk

Hey guys, I've noticed a crack in the interior porch ceiling getting worse. Recently after the storms I noticed a wet patch appear on the newly plastered wall where the interior porch ceiling meets the wall, Same place as the crack. The ceiling seems to be made from wood boarding from the...

Hey guys thought I'd report back, had the work done today, had 25mm fitted to the end of the lounge about 6 meters, was a nightmare thames water had to come out and replace the outside stop cock, but flow is alot better noticable improvement can now have tap and shower on also the old connector...

Cheers thanks for that I'll have a go, can this happen under colder weather with contraction or something? I just brought some silicone spray aswell but I'll try the latch plate first thanks.

Hey there, https://youtube.com/shorts/7dmaG8GH6fs?feature=share Been trying to find a solution to my door, it's a slam shut Doorstop brand door, was fine for 6 months now when its slammed shut its incredibly hard to open, the key cant be turned the latches on the side wont release from the...

Cheers for those detailed responses, I've got my plumber comming to look at it so hopfully we can do some tests, I'm just imagining push back with a 32mm mdpe pipe, I'm sure hes going to say I dont need one and recommend a 25mm, but bigger is better right :p haha.

Hey guys, Any chance of re routing avoiding: Unfortunately not :(, in the future I might break out the drive on one side , put the pipe there and have decorative stones, so I'm thinking if I did the pipe to the front of house I can connect the new mdpe pipe in the future, or a new full length...

Hey guys, Ive got a dilemma, the lead stop cock is leaking and I just want to replace it, but I thought I might aswell take the opportunity to replace the length of lead pipe. I can only replace the section from the front of the house as the drive is concrete printed and cant afford the work...

Yeah I pay the yearly fee too thames water i shouldn't be though. is there some kind of law that would mean they might fix it? I thought because it was private land it's down to me. I have no idea about the neighbours bill, I think they have the water insurance thing too cover issues etc. But...

Thanks guys, going too see if the insurance can help, theres a meter wide pebble section under the window, so all the water goes there and was flooding the airbrick, so I've dug it all out for now 150mm below the dpc, seems to have done the trick. But I'm sure it's only amount of time before the...

cheers, annoying though my drive is concrete printed and the porch is extended so the downpipe is actually recessed back. I have no idea why anyone would have extended the front like this its madness. is possible to get ground radar for pipes?

Hey guys, I've brought a house with dodgey drains and I've had drain companies out but they dont seem to have answers. I've been trying to read up on schematics and designs of how downpipes on terrace houses were traditionally built and how they deal with rain water at the front of a 1900 mid...

Added an image of the drain exit hole into the pebble ditch.

Just brought a house and I've seen this posted on here as a common issue where aco drains that drain no where at the end of concrete drives, the water runs into the front pea pebble ditch where the air bricks live and the render crosses the dpc, which has led to damp in the property, the...

Hey man, thanks for sharing that I didnt know that. I was just sharing my thoughts on lime plaster and what i had picked up on my own research journey, I assure you I wasnt trying to discourage your post. just my 2 cents, sorry if I made you feel as if I was shooting down your advice, I did say...