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Doesn't 30mm seem a bit excessive? Given previously it would have been tiles directly on top sand cement plaster? I was thinking 12mm dot and dab or stuck with polyurethane glue and then mechanical fixings.

I have stripped our bathroom back to bare walls - removing the sand and cement plaster. We need to run new copper and waste pipework - both of which will come up through the floor, for all of the bathroom furniture and will likely be tight up against the wall. Two of the walls are bare brick and...

This looks like it might be a good finishing product. In my case the raised mortar would still be visible. Really needs to be removed first.

Any you've used that you'd recommend? The build up is quote a lot in areas.

Thanks - what I meant was a particular brand/ product that actually works. I see mixed reviews for various brick acrid/ patio cleaners

Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I'm looking to get some suggestions for an effective product to remove mortar from a tarmac footpath after our extension was done. Unfortunately the builder was a bit careless and didn't cover up the footpath. I've remove the snots it the flatter patches...

It's not a massive porch and that pushes the budget out considerably. We still have a lot to do inside the house so I guess I will just have to be patient. Definitely a very wet Jan and Feb as luck would have it. Unfortunately the weather forecasts have been extremely unreliable as well because...

And you can't see why?

I get it. But I am also worried that the bricklayer will try to do too much on days there is no rain and rush the job. Feeling like I'm in a no-win situation. Not knocking the builder as such either because the weather is what the weather is. Lesson learnt - don't do building work in winter.

Even under a proper oversized gazebo? I know it's not ideal but what would have taken 4 days to lay could be done in 6 days with a bit more care. But sooner - which benefits all. Of course I get that it would need the builder to be extra careful (which isn't most builders strongest skillset)...

Were you actually laying bricks under this or is this the covering when the rain came?

There is no mention of coverings in the contract but I'm willing to pay for/ allow use of materials on site to make a covering as it's ultimately for my benefit (and delays are costing me more). The completion date has passed but again, it's not really the builders fault as the rain fall has...

We've lost almost all of January to rain and February looks to be much of the same. Hence the final structural bit of our project (front porch) is continually being delayed (and holding up other work). Is it a done thing/ normal/ possible to use some sort of temporary canopy to allow...

Whilst I'm not sure if new builds are a good example to follow, what I'm saying is that in most of the rooms within the house there is clearly damp which has formed over the last few months. Simply dot and dab'ing new plasterboard over that doesn't seem like the proper way to do things. How does...

I should have said much of the house will have plasterboard with dot and dab. Is moisture behind the boards still not a concern?

Fair enough. When you say make your own with EX-foam, is it mostly a case of continuing the PIR to the end and filling the gaps? The D&D plasterboard on top? No concerns with bridging or moisture?

We have been carrying out an extensive renovation (with all the central heating having been removed). With the cold winter months, some surface damp has formed on walls. The central heating is not due to go back in for a 6-8 weeks+ The plasterer thinks it doesn’t cause an issue for plastering...

A bit confused by the different types of cavity closers available. I am now wondering if the inner wall is deliberately set slightly back to fit a single flange cavity closer?

I'm not sure I understand? My concern is that the damp may travel from the single brick wall through to the aerated blocks.

Unfortunately I'm still in the process of unpicking the nightmares the previous builder (who I had to let go), left behind. :mad: Looking back at photos and footage, I've noticed that there is no vertical DPC between the single skin outside garage wall (brick) and the internal block wall (shown...