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Not sure how to repair this so asking for advice - the hard render on the outside of my Dad's 1920's timber framed bungalow has failed in the corner. The internal walls are lath and lime. Would it be okay to use a 3 sharp sand to 1 NHL 5 for repairing this corner. Should I be replacing the...

Got the EICR done today and whilst the guy was really thorough and helpful he wasn't interested in the contents of the trunking. I had put sleeves on the earth wires as suggested. No bodges this time unlike the EICR I had done on another property with another company who I will never use again...

I think I'm at the point where I need to get the EICR done anyway. I know that I'll need a new distribution board since there are no RCDs so I'm fully expecting it to be a multistage process. Hopefully replacing some of the lighting circuit (I think that's what they are) shouldn't be too...

I'm looking to get an EICR done and just looking over some things so that I don't get too many surprises. Upon looking inside some conduit running across the ceiling in the lounge I found a few places where the T&E is joined using chocolate blocks. Is joining the wires like this permitted? It...

Sorry but they are on the end, positions 1 & 2 from the RHS chimney. Do you mean that I dont have small tile less than half length on the end?

Thanks for the response. So I'm still a little unsure what your view is. Is it industry standard to put the cut tiles as the 2nd & 3rd and therefore I can expect that? Is what my roofer has done by putting the cuts as 1st and 2nd technically inferior?

In November 2021 I had a roofer attend my property to address issues around a water leak around the chimney to the left in the photo. In the conversation prior to the quote he suggested replacing the ridge tiles which I did agree to even though I felt the existing ones just needed to be rebedded...

Indeed you are right. I've corrected my post.

This stuff doesn't budge when attacked with a scotchbrite pad and hot water so I don't think it is distemper. The property is late 19th centuary, part of the Penant Llandygai estate in Bethesda, Gwynedd. The wall has been skimmed over with gypsum and undoubtedly that is ontop of rubble stone...

Whilst stripping a kitchen wall today I found lots of this purple layer underneath the eggshell paint. Does anybody know what it is? I don't think it is a mold, there was some lime green mold near the floor (presumably from rising damp) and black mold in the corners near the back door.

Thanks for the input. Incase it is related, I swapped out the nozzle on the burner as there was a lot of gunge around it. I was surprised how easy it was to do compared to the other models shown on video sites. 1 13mm nut to remove burner from chamber, 2 phillips screws to remove cowl around...

Every other year I vacuum out the combustion chamber on our Camray 5. It must be getting on for 20 years old so it isn't new by a long shot. But it seems to work. One thing I noticed today is that the ash appears to have a lot of iron in it. Is this normal? I appreciate that water is one of the...

So the builder I was using only had this plastered 3 months ago and the internal plaster is sound. Is removing the plaster really necessary yet? I'd agree with you if it were gypsum plaster but surely since it is already lime based - and therefore breathable - it should not be necessary and not...

Good point about the verge. I fillied in some missing mortar a year ago there but I don't know that I necessarily remedied the actual cause of the mortar having failed, perhaps there is a broken slate that I missed. Next time I'm there and it is raining I'll check. Removing 50mm of render from...

I have not measured it but I would guess probably external level is 150mm higher. Obviously it varies but roughly I believe that is what it is.

I think the external concrete hardstanding was put there to get a constant slope for water to run off. Yes it does raise the ground level but without it water might not have such a clear path away down the hill. But I think a channel would be better. So yes, the external ground level is higher...

I've got an issue with damp getting into a newly plastered wall. Previously the wall was blown at the bottom and there was a lot of pink plaster used. Now this rubble stone wall has been padded out with NHL 3.5 and then plastered with 30mm of Secil EcoCork and 6mm of fine hemp. Water is...

Hi, I live in a 13 year old house with 2 identical showers in each of the bathrooms. Both have become stiff to operate - especially the temperature dial. I was wondering if I could service them myself. One problem is that I actually don't know what they are. Can anyone identify these? Once...