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Do anyone know what they have used in the photo for a DPC .it looks like black tar in the photo pouring out from the stone work. when i touched the stuff its as hard as stone any ideas?

I notice allot of old buildings where i live seem to been injected with a DPC it feels like a hard resin stone like too touch do anyone know what the rasin is called? Photo below

Can you use solvent weld pipes for mains drinking water?

I am try to buy some chemical paint stripper to aid in removal paint from the stone front of the home allot of the paint removal chemicals are not suitable for limestone my house is a Victorian house built in Cardiff. Could anyone identify the stone it is made from

I am thinking of striping my house back to the stone this summer The problem i have, is the bay windows bathstone/sandstone has have been rendered in cement. The cement is loose and will be easy to remove. If i remove the cement would it be possible to apply a new top layer. If so what should...

How much does it cost to have the paint removed from a small two story stone built terrace house front elevation only

I have rising damp on an internal wall I was thinking of removing a bed of mortar section by section just above floor level and back filling with some type of waterproof raisin or mortar to create a DPC. is their anything on the market which i can buy?

The front of my house is stone which has been painted in plastic paint, Whats the best way of removing the paint and taking back to the stone? I was thinking of using peel-away

I live in south wales UK in a Victorian terrace house, My indoor HumiDity is around 65% and outdoor HumiDity is around 80% how do i lower indoor HumiDity? will plastering the walls in lime plaster help?

I have recently purchase my first home The surveyor has stated the roof has a proprietary plastic membrane. is he right? photos below The surveyor also said the bay window area is dry lined . he wrong there no dry lining. All the doors are on upside down. which wasn't picked up in survey Should...

I have a small damp patch on the party wall about 50 cm in height form the floor and about 10cm in width. its a Victorian house which i purchase one year ago. i also notice the first panel of laminate flooring nearest to the wall is darker. Any ideas what could be coursing this?

I came across this webpage on how to identify raising damp. Am i right in thinking The Blue line is when the samples have come out of the oven, and red line is when they have came out of the desiccator? I cant see how this experiment would distinguish between a historic rising damp issue which...

i live in a Victorian house which has a humidity problem indoor humidity 65% at 18c I have been advised to reopen the air vents in the bay window and one at the back of the house to allow air flow the ground floor is a solid floor. The only issue i have with this idea is outdoor humidity is...

I need to get my Chimney repointed. I been reading articles online and they say its more labour intensive to use non hydrated lime the cement Why is this the case?

I am going to have my chimney stack repointed its a Victorian house. is it best to use cement or lime mortar? if lime mortar is best which type should be used?

I read on the internet that house built after 1875 would have been built with a damp proof course. I live in a house built in 1902 Victorian terrace, should this house have a damp proof course?

Could anyone tell me the reason for replacing blown render on outside of house? If its not cracked just making hollow sound when tapped I

Could anyone give me the material cost only for building a small extension like the one shown in photo the size is about 3 x 3 meters

I recently moved into a Victorian house which has high levels of humidity The humidity levels are higher at the back of the house usually about 80%. I never dry cloths within the house and use extractor fans in the kitchen i bathroom. The bottom of walls in the kitchen and hallway become damp...

I recently moved into a Victorian house and the kitchen floor seems to have pink coloured concrete, i have notice this type of flooring in a lot of Victorian houses Do anyone know what type of flooring it is?