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    Patching brick wall

    Yeh had waterproofer in there aswell.
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    Patching brick wall

    Sorted it, found a really good post on here from Roughcaster. Rendered the internal brickwork and then skimmed for final finish. Looks pritty good aswell! In terms of the damp mentioned in those old posts, it ended up being a leaking gutter running down back of render. That was sorted over...
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    Patching brick wall

    Hello everyone, I have chiseled off about 1m2 of plaster in our bedroom where we had a bit of damp. Need to patch over it. The wall will be papered afterwards. Just wondered am I best using a browsing coat and finish coat. Or could I just patch with something else? Obviously a perfect finish...
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    Water supply to garage. Isolation?

    Yeah trench is atleast 750 so that is all good. That's great, I will put an isolation valve is property. The supply is for a new sink in garage and outside tap on the wall of the garage. The outside tap I have got has a double check valve in it. Do i need to fit another aswell?
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    Water supply to garage. Isolation?

    Hello, I have run a water pipe (25mm Mdpe) in a trench from house to garage. Connected up in garage using 25mm to 15mm stopcock. Going to use a JG reducer to connect in the property. Just wondered if 1) this all sounds ok? 2) should I add an isolation valve where I am creating the connection...
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    25mm MDPE to copper

    Hello hoping for a bit of help. I have run 25mm MDPE pipe from the house under the garden and into garage. Have done this so I can have an outside tap attached to the garage wall and put a sink in the garage aswell. Just wondered what is the best way to connect the MDPE to 15mm copper? I...
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    Fixing two fence posts

    Thanks for that, coach bolt looks like a good idea. I was thinking of fixing into the brickwork, possibly using a masonry bolt on each post. Chris
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    Fixing two fence posts

    Hello, I am putting up a fence along a boundary wall. There is an existing wall which is 600mm high and the neighbour wants the new fence to run down the middle of this. Therefore I have proposed concreting in a wooden posts on my side of the wall and then attaching another post to this, on top...
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    Insulating pitched attic ceiling

    No doesn't need to meet regs, they are existing bedrooms. They are good sized rooms just don't want to keep eating in to the head room. Don't particularly like the look of the tri iso stuff. Would 50mm between and 25mm below be ok then with a 20-25mm air gap?
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    Insulating pitched attic ceiling

    Hello, Currently insulating my attic which is used as 2 bedrooms. Have used rockwool on the horizontal part and just moving on to the pitched sections. Plan is to use 25 mm pir boards between rafters (50mm air gap) and then 50 mm fixed across this below the rafters with 12.5 plasterboard on...
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    Removing paint from garage door

    Hello all, I have a garage door that needs re-painting. The person who lived in the house before has painted over the powder coated finish. It hasnt been done properly and the paint is just peeling off in parts. I want to take it back to the powder coat but just wondered if I applied some thing...
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    Removing radiator/ hot water

    Hello, I have a combi boiler and need to remove three radiators as I am doing some work in the attic and hall. Just want to know if I drain down the system and remove and then refill will other radiators in the house still work and will the hot water still work? Guna need to leave them off for...
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    Rendering over stone window beams

    I will take one 2moro in the light and post it up!
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    Rendering over stone window beams

    Hello everyone. I have just removed the stone effect cladding that was fixed over the stone beams above all my windows (external). The beams have been scored with a cris cross pattern previously so the cladding could adhere to it. I am just wondering if it is possible to render over...
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    Patching up render

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    Patching up render

    Hi I am going to attempt to patch up a small gap in my render where a old vent has been removed before I paint the exterior of the house. I have had a search about on here, but just have some final questions I want answering. 1. For the scratch coat should is a sand a cement mix 4:1...
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    Building Regs Victorian Attic Bedroom

    Thanks for your replies. I thought it must be a common issue. All of the terrace properties in the row are constructed in exactly the same way. Think a bit of common sense just needs to be used.
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    Building Regs Victorian Attic Bedroom

    Hello, I am new to the forum but would very much appreciate any help. I am currently in the process of buying a victorian terrace property which is over 100 years old. The third bedroom is in the attic and does not have building regulations, the solicitor has brought this up but he says it...
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