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ive had the same problem too mate!!

hi guys, does anyone know what this string like material is in my plasterwork?

hi this sounds interesting, do you have a link to a system etc?

hi there, its a cavity wall, its also a solid floor. Apparently it has also had injections into the wall about 8 years ago. can you explain what these stand for? Render 4-1-1 in S&L&C or 3-1 S&L be gently im a beginner lol

hi there, ok a bit of history here, before i bought the house, the previous owners about 7-9 years ago had every wall and ceiling skimmed. They then painted it. I am not sure of the paint they used or what if any preparation they had carried out. so im working a bit blind. The room in...

from what i can see outside, the previous owner of the house, has raised the drive and patio - unfortunately - and where this damp spot is there is only 1 course between the damp course and the slabs... whats the best remedy for the damp?

hi, all of our house has been painted with magnolia, and in another room, when we tried to paint on top of it, the ourcome wasnt great, areas have peeled off and cracked. The room that we are now going to start on has also some odd paint defects. The roof has a patch where the paint...

hi guys, we are now on with decorating our main bedroom, and think we have a small damp issue. one area has some mould on it, but next to it, it looks like the plaster has gone powdery??? firstly what is this and why has it gone like this? and what can i do about it?

hi guys, this is in the context of my new garage - it was built using a single skin of bricks. Last night with all the driving rain into the exposed wall, i notices various bits of mortar that were letting the water penetrate through. Is this normal and due to the fact its single skin and...

hey, not yet, its pretty empty at the mo :-(

hi, yes theres a dpm on the floor :)

hi guys, its a bit of an odd one - well the underside of the boards were dry after they laid the grp - this morning wet again, opened the door and within about 2 hours, they were al dry again. we had a heavy rain shower (been working in garage all day) and the boards are still dry. ...

hi guys, im new here - and on with lots of wee projects around the house :D just recently had a new garage built. and we opted for a grp roof to go on it. now ive a concern with the new roof as the last two mornings after fitting, ALL the osb boards are wet all over. a bit of history...