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fyi the result is not perfect but much better than before

fyi the result is not perfect but much better than before

No more needing help. The wall obviously needed good 24 hours to dry properly. My picture was taken after about 15 hours. I am very pleased. Now the wall looks perfect.

The label on Sika brick cleaner says works on efflorescence as well. Thanks for your view. I might do the porch but dont fancy the whole house. It's mid terraced. I wonder what happens if I spray it with salt?

Hi, I am trying to remove efflorescence from the house. I managed to remove it on one wall but I am not happy now with it looking darker like being wet. See photo. I plan to use less acid on the adjacent wall to avoid the same problem hopefully but I am not sure whether to clean the rest of the...

Hi, Pipe is not needed anymore. White staining probably happened because of it. I am actually wanting to do something about the dark red looking wall on the porch (to the left of white wall) which is a result of cleaning white stain on it with acid. My acid solution was too strong. N.

Hi, I am trying to remove efflorescence from the house. I managed to remove it on one wall but I am not happy now with it looking darker like being wet. See photo. I plan to use less acid on the adjacent wall to avoid the same problem hopefully but I am not sure whether to clean the rest of the...

Ahh, so that'd be the electrician lying, not me. But I had always assumed that if the work was done to his (or her) standard, it was a bit of a technicality who actually chased the wall, or screwed in the back-box, and hardly something to rant about on a forum. Isn't there some kind of...

I honestly don't see the issue. Why would I care so long as what I've done is safe? Anyhow, I do take offense to being called a lying scumbag, particularly when I've lied about nothing, so I've reported the abusive post, whatever good that will do.

Where do you get this? I have always been able to get someone to sign off my work. Finding a Gas-Safe engineer was a bit of a challenge, but last time I needed to do this for electric, it was pretty much the second person I asked IIRC. Don't understand this, what information did I refuse to...

So cable can be pulled through, at a later time, if necessary without pulling the plaster off. I admit it's unlikely to be needed, but if it was little extra effort I couldn't see why not. Yes, I know that. I also know that my application for BR approval is unlikely get my questions answered...

Thanks for all the responses. I have a few more related questions though: Can you get 'flat' capping, for covering over where you've recessed the cable into the brick? I haven't seen it anywhere and wonder if it exists. I tried to flatten out a bit of capping but that just made it a...

Hi all, It sounds like a simple thing, but I'm confused about what regulations govern this. I notice my house tends to have metal capping over the wires. Is this an older regulation, from before the RCD requirement came into force, or is it still relevant today? As far as I can see...

No PP mentioned, also no guarantee mentioned, although they did have a landline number.

Obviously if there was fall then you don't need the pump, the principle is the same. Impossible to say which is more sensible without seeing the site.

I thought as much. I wondered if I was getting stung because they're doing all the work, e.g. excavating, edging (which I could do myself). I'll look for some more quotes! thanks, NN.

About the damp, I like this approach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3EAJex1RVo He just assumes it'll fill with water, lays a drainage aggregate as foundation, then adds a sump pump. Whether or not it works is another matter, but seems sensible enough. For whether or not it'll collapse...

About C25, it's hard to believe that spec won't be sufficient. You could ask the building inspector to check though. About sulphate resisting, you could ask the building inspector about that too, however I'd start by asking the concrete supplier what the cost difference was, before doing...

I'm getting quotes for having my drive done. It's about 30 square metres, 10 metres long, 3 metres wide but it's on a 1 in 7 slope. There's no drive there at the moment, so has to be dug out, the existing earth disposed of an aggregate laid. I got one estimate of £8000 incl. Is this the...

I got one of these done, also for letting a property. It was required by the estate agent. The spark was very keen to get the job done, and inspite of me suggesting I move some furniture so he could get to all the sockets told me it really wasn't necessary, and that he'd simply mark those...