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Thanks everyone,thought I`d missed something!Looks like lime-cement-sand mix it is then.....better to be safe than sorry Reckon these tubs of hydrated lime putty I inherited 15 years ago were used for the plastering of an internal wall,which still looks very sound....but different stresses...

Had some lime putty stewing away for some time but need to double the quantity to make enough lime mortar for internal chimney repair.I threw away the old bag with the make on,it was green&white.Just picked up a bag of Cemex Rugby hydrated lime,the label on which points more towards agriculture...

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Thanks for the positive confidence boost re torching on felt in almost all weather!I`ve got it as pouring down with rain in just over a weeks time as I put it.....Tues 25th Oct to be exact.Hopefully I`m wrong and hopefully this roofer is reliable?

Supposed to be having the 3 layer torch on chap doing mine in just over a week but computer says no as far as weather is concerned. I`m going for someone who`s been doing the job 30 years,does jobs for the council and local builders.Wouldn`t want any cold method at this time of year.Second...

Cyndi,they look great but I want something with an oven,something to replace the Rayburn.

My project for the next month is to acquire and fit one of those newfangled stoves,a wood-burner for heating,cooking(hotplate&oven incl)and back-boiler to heat my immersion tank & maybe bathroom towel rail too. Sold my cumbersome little Rayburn so need a replacement soon.Don`t want one from...

I have just had quotes for the exact same sqm but without the added tile complications. Saved 100-odd quid by removing old felt,boards,fillets etc, and 60-odd quid taking them to the tip.Fitted 18mm hardwood boards with posh screws.Removed two rows of tiles from adjoining roof to facilitate...

Dave,it`s worth a try although I wont guarantee it will work but try bunging some fuel injection cleaner in the tank.Haven`t done them for many moons but for my sins I did MOTs for 3 years and often putting some professional inj cleaner in the customers tank and sending them for a blast around...

Know nothing about sectional garage doors but a retired engineer neighbour of mine utilises a roller-shutter from a lorry trailer on his single garage sized shed.No electric motor although he has the skill to fit one. Haven`t really answered your question but hiked your post up the...

Haha...Nige,if only I had one of those biscuit-tin properties you refer to. I suppose I`ve named them wrong too ;) I should have said they`d lost their natural firing glaze rather than called them glazed tiles! Reckon I`ll dig out the dozen or so glass pantiles I`ve got kicking about, fit...

Yeah I realise that Joe-90...and neither am I. ;) Actually just remembered two incidences where surveyors have had the wool pulled over their eyes but for litigious reasons I`d better say no more. Whoever buys this property will probably not use a surveyor as mortgages not available for it.I...

There are a few old pantiles which have lost their waterproof glaze and are structurally starting to break down.The corresponding area on the upstairs eaves wall-come-ceiling gets damp after a downpour.I have no desire to make extra work for myself if a sealant will consolidate and seal the...

Level-wise will it take a top layer of finishing tarmac to consolidate the existing structure....once you`ve removed the loose pea gravel that is? Is it worth getting a quote for that procedure? Know of nothing that will blend with tarmac other than more of the same.....I stand to be...

No they`re bang in the middle and cemented in on dodgy retaining strips...if what I found on an exploratory ten years ago elsewhere on the roof is anything to go by! I could probably overcome the cement issue but don`t want to risk a hole in the eaves-type roof....no void/attic on inside ,just...

Thanks Noseall,so that`s what they`re called then,those tapered strips.Hopefully that`ll help the run-off of water. I will google the 3 felt layer system to see how it`s done. Cheers.

Providing your stove is below a certain Kw output you`ll not have to install air-bricks as per ventilation safety regs.Just make sure you adhere to regs regarding the distance required for the stove and the flue pipe and its exit through the wall or roof to be from combustible materials.You...

I have a few rogue tiles scattered amongst the mainly good ones on a pantile roof.Certainly not going to lift a complete roof to replace a few tiles as this would unleash a multitude of problems(and moths from my wallet :( ).Some fool cemented the tiles in place and another fool(me) secured some...

In an ideal world, excellent suggestion :) .Unfortunately there are plenty of other things to catch the critical eye of a buyer looking to purchase this property before the pluses of a bit of insulation are considered.Very old cottage which I`m not prepared to spend a penny more than I have to...

Thermocouple was adrift but was made an offer I couldn`t refuse.Buyer obviously has more ken than I do on the subject. Thanks everyone especially Burnerman for sussing the problem. Dusting down a little wood-burner now.