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It's a rebuilt bay window with new cement board facing ready for K Rend. The plasterer has attached the render mesh using drywall screws. Presumably he's going to apply the base coat on to the mesh. Is that correct technique? Won't it just squish the mesh against the substrate and not embed fully?

What's the standard way to protect windows when removing old stone dash render with a Kango style drill? It's a 2 storey semi. UPVC frames/sills. My tradesman relied on "just taking it off in small pieces" and allowing them to fall down. When I pointed out my concerns he 'protected' the windows...

Not sure this if this is the right place, but it's a rendering job. Prior to rendering, my plasterer got someone to replace the bay window leadwork that protects the lower window. Existing leadwork needed replacing. My concerns are that the overlap is only about half an inch and it's sealed...

Hoping you folks can advise please. My indirect cylinder is heated from 15mm pipes that go in to a calorifier coil (? see pics) where the electric immersion usually goes. It's been slowly leaking at the connections for several years(!). I tried to tighten them a bit but it just made it worse...

I can't find the answer to this anywhere. I'm rebuilding a low front garden brick wall from the 1920s. The wall has saddleback copings which are hollow inside. I've seen people set the solid copings. They seem to bed them, then point between. But mine are hollow so I don't think that will work...

Hi all. My scaffolders pulled off a section of the iron soil stack. In fairness it was in poor condition. I've just been up the ladder to have a look. There's a short section that joins at the 'Y'. I thought it was all cast iron, but looking closer it's quite badly dented, so it may be hard to...

I'm interested in opinions on this re-felting job. It's a conservatory roof - the job was organised by my mum about a year ago - I only got up on the roof to have a look last week. I'm no roofing expert but a number of things concern me: This edge is a bit tricky - the roof goes down to a...