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halloredherring2, thanks for this alert, am set to be notified but didnt get the notification apart from yours. shame theres no 'easy' way round it. your effort has paid off but i cant take the beams off. would love to try your sanding machine but right now plastering takes priority and...

hallo all, i have finally decided - redherring2 is right, NO CEMENT. and ajrobb - finally i have read something (heritage house) that makes perfect sense when applied to my place. the plaster i've taken off is all cement no wonder peeling paint, peeling walls, wet bricks. having waited...

hallo redherring2, just been to buy my materials and was defenitely told to add cement to the lime and sand mixture but the guy did not know why to add it, its just that its the 'normal thing to do'. just checking you did not add cement to your mixture - would like to forego the extra expense...

hi all, wire brush does not work, sandopaper does but the beams are too dark and most of the grain will remain dark. i fear i have to paint white undercoat for ceiling and beams and then pine on the beams. is there not stuff i can paint on the beams to make the paint peel off like one...

hallo, your place looks smashin' was thinking as you say, theres such a lot to do, by the time i finish, i can start the second coat. deep joy. how do you tell its ready for a dose of dampening or do you do it on the hour every four hours, etc? you did not confuse me, i did that all...

hallo johnd, no dpc - having waited for six weeks, i got let down badly by both individuals who gave me a quote. so no dpc so im gonna set about plastering the walls myself. joy! cheers karaman

hallo johnD, ground floor only, no cellar, concrete floors, no fireplace, just a hole in the chimney-stack for the stove, thats why i think there will be no movement of air so condensation will settle on the walls. the vent in the door is a new one on me but seems an easier solution than...

hallo, your place similar to mine - mud walls i got i think. (but i bet your walls are not as wet and i wish my beams were same colour, something else that needs doing) advice appreciated. will go for the hydrated lime + sand to fill in the joints. mixed with the 3.5l water, what...

hallo all, 30cm below current level means ill have to fabricate a slope to my front door anyway i'll be using a wood-burning stove in the lounge. should i have a brick with holes in it on the bottom of the wall furthest away from the stove? (im getting pictures of spiders taking refuge...

hallo all, bought ancient cottage which has been neglected for a long time. no damp proofing and cant afford to have it done just now. removed half the plastering inside up to where the bricks were damp and allowed them to breathe all summer. outside work is on-going to stop water seaping...

thank you all, i shall try both the wire brush and also the wood-paint methods and settle for the one i deem will take less than a lifetime...... thanks again karaman

hallo noseall and johnd, grateful to you for the information. would have taken this little old lady ages to find out from a book! there's no dpc - will remove 30cm soil from around the house so it is higher than surrounding area, create sloping concrete path away from house and fix the...

hallo johnD, the ceiling will be white instead of the almost-black it is just now. the beams i would like to look like old beams and not the almost-black they are at the moment. but thanks for the input. karaman

hallo, recently bought property. there is a path of 20 inches around the house that slopes into the foundations. i aim to concrete it over with an appropriate slope away from the house. four questions. 1. should i use only sand and cement - this is the existing mixture - or some sort of...

thanks for reply sparkwright, the beams are painted. by rubbing down do you mean just sandpaper to give the undercoat a key? thanks karaman

hallo, moved into tiny cottage that needs doing up. previous owner painted ceiling and beams dark brown. its horrible, makes rooms like a crypt. want to make beams light brown - how should i go about it? thought of painting everythig white and then light brown or getting some sort of...