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I would like recommendations on a good pair of boots. They don't need to be steel toe cap boots, but that would be a welcome bonus! They should look professional, and most importantly MUST be comfortable. Boots I can wear for 9-10 hours a day without making my feel scream with pain. The only...

It should be ok. Out of interest, do you have solid external walls or is there a cavity ?

Hi mate. That's all well and good but the paperwork needs to be right in case questions get asked if the property is sold at a later date

I would think the cost of running the machine would be expensive as well. Many kW = ££ If your friend can recommend a good cement dissolver that can be used on stone (granite) I would be pleased to hear his suggestions.

Having done some research it appears that there are other companies. However, having looked at the demonstration videos I am not convinced the laser would be able to deal with badly defaced brick and stone work where ,i.e. cement render has been removed leaving a nasty cement slurry residue. I...

They don't appear to operate within the UK sadly

Bod, you can rent these thermal cameras from tool hire companies. Not all hire companies stock them but assuming you are near a major city they should be able to order one in for hire, or recommend a place that does lease them out. A decent one will set you back £200 and unless you are using it...

Thanks for your sentiments Ivor, Would FR plasterboard be needed even if the existing joists were insulated excluding a MF ceiling ? Or would the plasterboard be needed with either option ? Your comment about the prevention of fire from a faulty vehicle is a good one; not something I have...

I plan to install some insulation to an integrated garage ceiling + two other ceilings of the adjoining rooms. The property in question is not located within a conservation area. The purpose of this insulation project is to improve energy efficiency and thermal performance but I'm not clear on...

I would also like to get a more definitive solution to the issue of cleaning up stone work before I go out and buy a bunch of chemicals that may or may not work..

Hello all, I have a few square metres of rubble stone I would like to clean. There are quite a few options for doing this; some of which include using nasty chemicals. What I was thinking of doing was using a grinder with a nylon or steel wire wheel attachment to get the worst of the crud...

I appreciate your sentiments EFL. You have been serving this community for a long time and you are a source of good knowledge. I am in a situation where I am needing to take on more work and offer a wider range of services in order to keep the money coming in. I am not in that bad a situation...

I'm contemplating offering an EICR service to clients when I'm working on their properties. I offer dry lining and plastering services and I've extensive understanding of electrical circuits in a domestic setting. There is a wall of paperwork to saddle when it comes to working on electrical...

I used sharp sand. It's NHL 3.5 I've checked and it's set rock hard so I think I got away with it on this occasion but I definitely will get the ratios right next time. That was grim I can tell you !

I'm skimming an internal wall with lime and sand mix. Struggling to keep the mix on the wall I realise when I get home that I added too much sand to lime. I used a 4:1 mix on an internal single skin brick wall. I'm worried now that the whole lot will need to come off. One saving grace is that...

Yes single skin. I was thinking the same. SBR does not seem like the right product to use in this case

SBR coat the stone wall first do you reckon ?

Good practice but most people will knock holes into asbestos artex to find joists to fit to exposing the asbestos and defeating the whole purpose of boarding in the first place. May as well just apply a layer of bonding cost to the artex itself which fills in the low spots, and multi skim that...

I have used insulation fixings before. Only concern there is that the pull on them when drilling them in countersunk to the board might crush the board around the foam and in the void spaces. In the end, I may as well have left the lime plaster on the stone (most of which was mechanically...